Unlimited leave — anyone work 6 hr days

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Anonymous wrote:Probably not for long because if they find out you're doing it they will assign more work to you.

But if you are salaried it’s not like you put in a time card for hours worked (unless you are a gov contractor but that’s a different thing).

PP here and I guess it depends how you go about it. If you're regularly not available from 3-5 every day and catch up the next morning I think people will notice. If you take time at different points in the day to go for walks or fold laundry or something you could probably get away with it. If you told your boss that you're a rockstar and get all your work done in 6 hours so that's all you're working I think it won't be long before they find more work for you to do.

It’s 2024. I could have worked 6-3pm and be done with the day, 3-5 is when schools gets out, many people are unavailable. How is that different from 9-3 but you are superstar and all work gets done?

Not saying it is but your boss is going to know what your schedule is suppose to be. If it's 6-3 and you're regularly unavailable from 6-8 you're going to have the same issue. When you say "all the work" your boss is going to take your extra capacity and fill it if they find out. Not saying it should be that way but that's what's going to happen.

What is the point of being salaried if you are de facto hourly??

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DH was promoted to senior staff and his reward was unlimited leave and bonuses. I was thrilled we’d finally be able to travel. It didn’t happen. He never takes any time off because he’s too busy and feels like he will be forced out with the next round of layoffs if he takes time off. My sister is in big law and always tells me she has unlimited leave. But she works evenings and weekends and I’ve seen her spend hours a day on her laptop while on vacation.

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Anonymous wrote:So does any place with unlimited leave and salary just let people work 6 hr days, like 30 hrs a week as long as work gets done?

Ha, I do this every day. I just keep my mouth shut.

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I get all my work done, basically everyone around me thinks I’m a workaholic. I am easily the highest producing person in my orbit. As long as I get all my work done, plus pitch in on a ton of other things, plus gradually get more responsibilities - why would anyone care? It’s if you flaunt it that you get in trouble.

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Anonymous wrote:DH was promoted to senior staff and his reward was unlimited leave and bonuses. I was thrilled we’d finally be able to travel. It didn’t happen. He never takes any time off because he’s too busy and feels like he will be forced out with the next round of layoffs if he takes time off. My sister is in big law and always tells me she has unlimited leave. But she works evenings and weekends and I’ve seen her spend hours a day on her laptop while on vacation.

I have unlimited leave and am “senior staff”. As long as I am not inaccessible, I don’t even need to tell anyone. If I am inaccessible I need to tell my manager - who is too busy and important to care.

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Anonymous wrote:Probably not for long because if they find out you're doing it they will assign more work to you.

But if you are salaried it’s not like you put in a time card for hours worked (unless you are a gov contractor but that’s a different thing).

PP here and I guess it depends how you go about it. If you're regularly not available from 3-5 every day and catch up the next morning I think people will notice. If you take time at different points in the day to go for walks or fold laundry or something you could probably get away with it. If you told your boss that you're a rockstar and get all your work done in 6 hours so that's all you're working I think it won't be long before they find more work for you to do.

It’s 2024. I could have worked 6-3pm and be done with the day, 3-5 is when schools gets out, many people are unavailable. How is that different from 9-3 but you are superstar and all work gets done?

Not saying it is but your boss is going to know what your schedule is suppose to be. If it's 6-3 and you're regularly unavailable from 6-8 you're going to have the same issue. When you say "all the work" your boss is going to take your extra capacity and fill it if they find out. Not saying it should be that way but that's what's going to happen.

What is the point of being salaried if you are de facto hourly??

So they can have you work more than 40 hours per week and not pay you more.