<I know personally of employers that have a no OT policy, meaning you are welcome to work extra hours but you don't get paid for them.>
Jim,
No, I don't work under a "no OT" policy, but I know others that do; supposedly it's figured into their compensation (yeah, right!). The way I look at it, my employer gives me loads of opportunities to learn and with programming, one must have a goal to make the work at least interesting, so, no I don't actually get paid for the extra hours in terms of money, but I am allowed to pretty much go my own way in terms of how I do my job, so I'm comfortable with the arrangement (one hand helps the other).
The key is to maintain the balance between oneself and their employer; as long as the relationship is mutually respectful, everyone gains. Anyway, the last few years has been one attempt after another to learn new languages and applications and never having enough time to excel at any of them.
How about you?
Dave |
