Hourly VS Salary

[brnhtown]

So I'm sure there has been threads like this in the past, I couldn't find much info on the subject so here we go.

I've always been an hourly employee, today I applied for a salary job. The position is a pay increase as far as base pay but I'm going to take a pay cut as far as losing my OT. Of course, if I am selected for the position. How do you negotiate as far as trying to make up for some of the OT that will be lost? I could see it being around $10k-$15k paycut

[Lexington]

Tell it like it is. They'll understand (but not necessarily agree)

[Razorback01]

Give us some additional information, will you still be expected to working a full day- every day? i.e. no liberties when the work is slow?

Value of some extra time away from work for family, and still get paid?

Weekend work?

Overtime=comp time?

Union now? No representation afterward?

[doublearrow]

Friend went through this recently. I'm not sure where he heard it from but he was told to ask for the average of the last 5 years tax return. He came from a position with lots of OT

[CEO]

I had this exact situation happen. I was working hourly and averaging about 48 hours a week. I got offered a promotion that was essentially a job that was grooming me for the next step in the company. I said I was interested in moving to that role but when they told me the salary it was just as you described. I would be losing about $10,000 per year. I simply told my manager that while I was eager to start the new position I could not take the hit financially. Since my current position was a dead end and they wanted to keep me around, they asked what I made the previous year including OT and put my salary a few percentage points above that.

[Mike D]

If you are comparing your current pay with overtime to you proposed pay at 40 hours per week that’s not a fair comparison.

I’ll tell you I went salary many years ago and wouldn’t want to go back to hourly. It’s nice knowing I don’t HAVE to work the overtime to make the same or more money.


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[brnhtown]

Give us some additional information, will you still be expected to working a full day- every day? i.e. no liberties when the work is slow?

Value of some extra time away from work for family, and still get paid?

Weekend work?

Overtime=comp time?

Union now? No representation afterward?

I will still be expected to work a full day, leaving early is not a problem to balance out the times I will work later. Schedule is Mon-fri, 8hr work day. Some travel around tx but that is very limited. Will be home every night. NO union

[brnhtown]

Friend went through this recently. I'm not sure where he heard it from but he was told to ask for the average of the last 5 years tax return. He came from a position with lots of OT

this sounds fair

[brianlg31]

Friend went through this recently. I'm not sure where he heard it from but he was told to ask for the average of the last 5 years tax return. He came from a position with lots of OT

My boss came to me with this proposal. He regretted it when he actually pulled the average, lol. But he stuck to it. I like knowing that my pay check is the same no matter what, Dr. appt., rain, etc.....

[brnhtown]

I had this exact situation happen. I was working hourly and averaging about 48 hours a week. I got offered a promotion that was essentially a job that was grooming me for the next step in the company. I said I was interested in moving to that role but when they told me the salary it was just as you described. I would be losing about $10,000 per year. I simply told my manager that while I was eager to start the new position I could not take the hit financially. Since my current position was a dead end and they wanted to keep me around, they asked what I made the previous year including OT and put my salary a few percentage points above that.

this sounds about right for me. Most of the times on a bi weekly check I have 10-20hrs OT. But there are plenty of times I have way more than that. Taking a pay loss, really makes it not seem like a promotion

[BTLowry]

I was asked once what my thoughts were on going to a salary pay for same job I was doing hourly

I said I was not interested in working more hours for less pay as any overtime would be lost. I was told that they would factor overtime worked the past year into the salary number.
Told them that would not help me because I had worked 0 overtime in past year. Told them I did not want overtime

[brnhtown]

If you are comparing your current pay with overtime to you proposed pay at 40 hours per week that’s not a fair comparison.

I’ll tell you I went salary many years ago and wouldn’t want to go back to hourly. It’s nice knowing I don’t HAVE to work the overtime to make the same or more money.


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You're right for sure, I understand I wouldn't be working the same hours as before. I'm just trying to figure out how to try and close the gap on the pay loss some.

[brnhtown]

My boss came to me with this proposal. He regretted it when he actually pulled the average, lol. But he stuck to it. I like knowing that my pay check is the same no matter what, Dr. appt., rain, etc.....

for sure, makes budgeting things a lot easier, I imagine

[Razorback01]

I will still be expected to work a full day, leaving early is not a problem to balance out the times I will work later. Schedule is Mon-fri, 8hr work day. Some travel around tx but that is very limited. Will be home every night. NO union

I'm expected to work a full day, unless it's slow. My normal day is @0530 to @1400 in the office, and VPN remote until @1700. I can grab couple hours here and there for something I need to do, but I also work a few Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year not to mention travel throughout the year. My manager doesn't keep up with it, and I try to fairly balance it.

Are you union today in your hourly position?

[brnhtown]

I'm expected to work a full day, unless it's slow. My normal day is @0530 to @1400 in the office, and VPN remote until @1700. I can grab couple hours here and there for something I need to do, but I also work a few Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year not to mention travel throughout the year. My manager doesn't keep up with it, and I try to fairly balance it.

Are you union today in your hourly position?

the company I work for is very laid back in terms of handling personal business when things are slow. Almost to laid back, at times. Great company and a lot of very good people. No union at all