A little background before my short…ish rant. I (38M) have worked in retail, production/warehouse, delivery, construction, logging and am currently a truck driver. Throughout my 2+decades of jobs I've had, every one advertised that they “offer” overtime to those that want it, however all have penalized me for not wanting it.
Currently I am looking for a different job mainly because I had an agreement of 35-45 hours a week and am consistently getting 55-65 hours. I mean money is great, but not nearly as good as going home and spending afternoons with my family.
So while looking at different jobs. Everyone lists overtime under the same category as signing bonuses, consistent hometime, weekends off, etc. Wouldn't it be more accurate to put overtime under the “requirement” section instead? Also, why is it they can agree to one thing but then back out of it directly after?