Art O’Connor

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Blog Category: Blog — Blogged by: Art on December 7, 2007 at 10:03 pm

It is no secret to anyone that knows me or reads this blog that I work for idiots. I know most people probably think they are smarter than their boss and if you work where I do then it is absolutely true. Let me illustrate.

We are having an overtime contest. Since it is illegal to force us work overtime the pinheads that run this dog and pony show have to tax their puny brains trying to come up with incentive for us to spend more than 40 hours a week here. Here is the latest:

- Earn a $25 gift certifivate for evey 10 hours overtime worked until the end of the year.

- Supervisor with the most overtime per person wins an iPod.

This is what they distributed to the us today on purple paper with snowflakes at the top. (yet we have a dress code to promote a professional work environment) SO we the peons who have to work holidays as it is, in exchange for working even more get a crappy $25 gift certificate while the supervisor that does not work holidays and seldom works even 40 hours gets a $300 iPod for exploiting his team the best. Assuming my math is correct (it is) I can work 120 hours of OT between now and Jan 1 and buy myself an iPod with the gift certificates I would earn and buy doing so my manager would also no doubt win an iPod for doing nothing. YA! Every one wins! I was actually planning on working some OT as my wallet is a little light but fuck it I would rather sell a bike or a kidney on EBay to get some cash. I will not be working a single second of overtime. Douche bags.

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Comment by crazy4rammstein

December 8, 2007 @ 7:47 am

You either work for Nazis…or you work at ARUP.

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Comment by Theresa

December 8, 2007 @ 8:19 am

are monkeys running that organization??

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Comment by TD

December 8, 2007 @ 11:15 am

In your math, did you calculate the taxes ( some times additional taxes) that would reduce your net pay?

making the ‘gift’ of the Ipod VS the overtime for money rift even larger?

Good blog.

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Comment by Flahute

December 8, 2007 @ 8:55 pm

Unfortunately, it is NOT illegal to make people do mandatory overtime … the only requirement is that you get paid your legally-required time-and-a-half.

http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/wages/overtimepay.htm

An employer who requires or permits an employee to work overtime is generally required to pay the employee premium pay for such overtime work. Employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) must receive overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek of at least one and one-half times their regular rates of pay. The FLSA does not require overtime pay for work on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or regular days of rest.

Extra pay for working weekends or nights is a matter of agreement between the employer and the employee (or the employee’s representative). The FLSA does not require extra pay for weekend or night work or double time pay.

And that’s at the Federal level … it’s up to the states to govern labor law beyond that, and Utah is one of the states that puts NO additional limitations … this is an employer’s state, not a worker’s state.

From http://laborcommission.utah.gov/FAQ.htm

Q: What are the laws governing overtime?
A: Overtime is a provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Information on this Federal Law may be obtained from The U.S. Dept. of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, 150 E. Social Hall Avenue, Suite 695, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. Telephone (801) 524-5706. Home Page http://www.wagehour.dol.gov.

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Comment by El Mopo

December 8, 2007 @ 10:50 pm

I loved those monkey office commercials, It’s entirely how I feel in an office. all these morons jumping around and flailing their arms, shiting on things and throwing it around… and me just going “I know Y’all have a disincentive to get work done… But all I ask is that You all dont’ get in my way.”

“oh, get in your way you say… “*they then proceed to jump on my lap and throw shit at me*

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Comment by El Mopo

December 8, 2007 @ 11:01 pm

Look at it this way, the managers that bully their “team” into working a ton of overtime, Cajole them into spending less quality time with their family….

Well after Destroying Team Moral. Well, the ones who don’t win the “Ipod”, Just created an additional negative environment going into the gloomiest part of the year… all for nothing.

Now that is stupid.

You work for Mormons don’t you?

and…. It’s not even an Iphone, now that would be something for your Guppy managers.

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