Comments on: Hourly Pay http://www.alienghost.com/2010/02/17/hourly-pay/ A Different Perspective Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:46:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Raul http://www.alienghost.com/2010/02/17/hourly-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-365 Raul Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:58:10 +0000 http://www.alienghost.com/?p=495#comment-365 The contracting jobs you mention could be like something in between the hourly paid jobs and the production ones. It is interesting to see what happens in these different situations; independent of what each person might think. Raul The contracting jobs you mention could be like something in between the hourly paid jobs and the production ones.

It is interesting to see what happens in these different situations; independent of what each person might think.

Raul

]]> By: Kelvin Kao http://www.alienghost.com/2010/02/17/hourly-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Kelvin Kao Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:03:26 +0000 http://www.alienghost.com/?p=495#comment-357 I've worked contracting jobs where we bill by the hour. But then, we always bill the same number of hours every week day and every week. If we work more than that, we absorb that ourselves. If we don't work that many hours, then we are billing more hours than we actually worked. But since we don't work at the client's office, although it's by hours, it's more like per project. This adds another layer to it. But it's true that, if the pay is based on how many hours I physically spend at a location, I have no incentive to finish things fast. If I do, I have no incentive to turn it in fast. So it does encourage me to just sit there and browse the web. .-= Kelvin Kao´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.puppetkaos.com/2010/02/why-i-am-no-longer-a-gentleman/" rel="nofollow">Why I am No Longer a Gentleman</a> =-. I’ve worked contracting jobs where we bill by the hour. But then, we always bill the same number of hours every week day and every week. If we work more than that, we absorb that ourselves. If we don’t work that many hours, then we are billing more hours than we actually worked. But since we don’t work at the client’s office, although it’s by hours, it’s more like per project. This adds another layer to it.

But it’s true that, if the pay is based on how many hours I physically spend at a location, I have no incentive to finish things fast. If I do, I have no incentive to turn it in fast. So it does encourage me to just sit there and browse the web.
.-= Kelvin Kao´s last blog ..Why I am No Longer a Gentleman =-.

]]> By: Raul http://www.alienghost.com/2010/02/17/hourly-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-350 Raul Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:39:44 +0000 http://www.alienghost.com/?p=495#comment-350 Hi Carla, Definitely every occupation is different and there are jobs that even though the pay could be salary or hourly, still the working enviroment can be very motivating. In those places you could work more for the professional in you than the money itself; but again, that could be the difference between a career and a job. Thank you for you comment. Raul Hi Carla,

Definitely every occupation is different and there are jobs that even though the pay could be salary or hourly, still the working enviroment can be very motivating.

In those places you could work more for the professional in you than the money itself; but again, that could be the difference between a career and a job.

Thank you for you comment.

Raul

]]> By: Carla | Green and Chic http://www.alienghost.com/2010/02/17/hourly-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Carla | Green and Chic Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:36:23 +0000 http://www.alienghost.com/?p=495#comment-349 Every occupation is different. I spent twelve years as an administrative or executive assistant and my salary was always hourly. I had a yearly "salary" that I was told that I have assuming I didn't take any leave without pay days or hours off that would take away from that. I was also able to work overtime for "time and a half" if there was work to do. "Where is the motivation to work harder and faster? How do you increase your check?" Well, if you're an assistant, there isn't much you can do to "increase your check" other than overtime if there is work available. You are pretty much stuck in the position unless there is an opportunity for advancement that might grant you a salary- but that depends on a lot of factors. As an assistant, my work was spread out throughout the day. If I finished what I had to do by 3:00PM, I still had to be at work in case the guys I supported needed something else. I guess it really depends on the occupation. Every occupation is different. I spent twelve years as an administrative or executive assistant and my salary was always hourly. I had a yearly “salary” that I was told that I have assuming I didn’t take any leave without pay days or hours off that would take away from that. I was also able to work overtime for “time and a half” if there was work to do.

“Where is the motivation to work harder and faster? How do you increase your check?”

Well, if you’re an assistant, there isn’t much you can do to “increase your check” other than overtime if there is work available. You are pretty much stuck in the position unless there is an opportunity for advancement that might grant you a salary- but that depends on a lot of factors.

As an assistant, my work was spread out throughout the day. If I finished what I had to do by 3:00PM, I still had to be at work in case the guys I supported needed something else.

I guess it really depends on the occupation.

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