I'm so sick of how Salary pay is used in the US. I've worked at one company that used it properly where some weeks we would work 30-35 hours and on crunches maybe 55-70 but we would get flex time after. Every other job I've held has used Salary as a means to work me OT without having to pay me. I'm in Biotech working at the associate level and the abuse of Salary pay is ranpant. I average 50 hours+ a week and when converting my salary to hourly it comes close to 17$/hr…my friend makes 22$/hr at Starbucks managing and 17$/hr as his in basic data entry positions all with OT pay…this shit has to stop OT pay OR flex time should be mandatory for salaried employees.Woeking hard should reward the worker too not just the companies bottom line.