Started a new job a few months ago. The job ad literally only said “8 hour shifts”. The pay is salary. I was under the assumption that I had to work 40 hours a week. There was a clear expectation that due to the nature of my position I’d have to work flexible hours and not just m-f 9-5. The first few times I asked if I could take a half day or full day off since I worked a different day it was fine. Now, all of a sudden, we needed to have conversation about work expectations. So if I work extra hours it’s just expected. Salary means 40 hours or it means 50. So I’m expected to work different days but I can’t take off the same amount of hours from other days? I don’t even understand it still.
Another person in my dept that’s new told me today “yeah salary means you work as much as you need to. There’s no Flex Time. You might work 60 hours a week”
I’m sorry. What the heck? What is this “work as much as you can. We expect you to do all the things til they’re done and we won’t pay you extra” bullshit. I fucking hate these antiquated work ideas. “We can’t find any good workers!” Yeah because you treat people like shit. Don’t be surprised when more people quit too.