Nope, paid to do a list of responsibilities not work hours.

Dec 12, 2024
9:47:30am

xarope8 Contributor

If it takes me 30/week or 50/week it doesn't matter as long as my tasks are complete. I also take same approach with my teams. I'm not there to babysit hours worked.

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Originally posted on Dec 12, 2024 at 9:47:30am

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Time

As an exempt, salaried employee do you watch your work hours?

Null

9:22am

I try and keep it down to 45.

Q-grr

9:25am

Yes, I use PTO for those types of things

El Careeb

9:25am

It usually evens out-extra hours/missed hours so no.

SwanSong

9:25am

when I was an 8-5 employee, this was my attitude. I knew it always balanced out

Jay Rick

9:31am

I watch them go up

snowbird

9:26am

As an employer I tell people to not work over 45 regularly or below 35. In between is the long term

CSoul

9:26am

"I work exactly 40 hours of billable time per week, as per company policy."

TheWanderer

9:27am

I don't track it by the hour. If I take a day I will put it in the PTO system...

Tokolosh

9:30am

I travel basically a week every month of the year for work so when i need to

dallasbyu

9:30am

No. That’s why I’m an exempt, salaried employee. I also don’t keep track when I start early or stay late.

TwinsRight

9:36am

Nope, paid to do a list of responsibilities not work hours.

xarope8

9:47am

So you aren't a babysitter but a task rabbit?

CSoul

9:58am

What’s your definition of a task rabbit? Just by asking this question, you come

brazilcoug

10:01am

Anyone who is simply a task rabbit is not a very valuable employee and can be easily replaced.

CSoul

10:12am

Fair enough. But task rabbits combined with self-starters and problem solvers

brazilcoug

10:50am

Right?? I agree.

xarope8

10:48am

Not sure what that even means...

xarope8

10:45am

As a general rule I try to make sure I do about 25 hours of actual work a week

Salami Karate

9:47am

I don't track that, nor do I track when I start my day, end my day, time I

thewaterboy

9:47am

Nope. That was one of the best things about leaving public accounting

BYUHawk

9:54am

Not a chance.

reagan21

10:06am

No. I typically work more than 40 hrs. Especially if you include phone calls,

Tim Riggins

10:52am

To the quarter hour. Government contractor

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