automation industry is a bit different when not in a recession. over time is almost always available. every project could get done sooner, especially with automotive customers
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yakko@feddit.uk 6 days agoI’m used to it being morethat overtime was not allowed unless explicitly requested of you. Unapproved overtime was verboten! How times changed.
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tmyakal@infosec.pub 6 days ago
Different companies have different policies based on their needs. I worked at a factory that couldn’t get enough skilled labor in the door, so they instituted mandatory overtime for two years: everyone had the option of 5 days at 10 hours or 6 days at 8.5 hours. Everything beyond 40 was time-and-a-half, but if you didn’t work at least 50 hours in a week, you got written up.
Some people absolutely loved it because it was “extra” money, but a lot more left for other factories, only exacerbating the problem.
yakko@feddit.uk 6 days ago
You know how easy it would be to unionize a workplace as chronically understaffed as that? Holy shit