Four tens?
Four tens?
(OP)
In the US, are there any issues or restrictions (like from the IRS) for a salaried employee working 4 ten hour days? The company I am at says there are issues with that, and you must work on at least 5 days a week, but not necesarrily 8(+) hours a day. I don't want to do it all the time, just occasionally, like this week when I will have 40 without needing to take a day vacation.
I am pretty sure there are not, as there are state jobs that allow for flexibility, including comp time. I think it is just a company policy that they do not want to own up to when questioned. Most people would just let this pass, but this really grates on me that I believe they are lieing. I believe it is just that they won't get the 45+ they want out of you if you are only there 4 days. I would not mind if someone out ther could back them up on this, just want to know where it comes from.
I am pretty sure there are not, as there are state jobs that allow for flexibility, including comp time. I think it is just a company policy that they do not want to own up to when questioned. Most people would just let this pass, but this really grates on me that I believe they are lieing. I believe it is just that they won't get the 45+ they want out of you if you are only there 4 days. I would not mind if someone out ther could back them up on this, just want to know where it comes from.





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The majority of engineers I know are on 4-10's.
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And what if there are other employees who like to work 10 hour days mon-fri voluntarily? That would anger them by letter you skip Friday.
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I do come in on Fridays if I have a meeting or conference call (or too much work).
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Somehow we drifted away from it.
Hmmm.
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My wife is a nurse and she works a lot of 12hr shifts. She likes it. I think I'd hate it. Then again, I'm working somewhere around 5-9s. Around here, you get "the look" if you leave on-time.
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Mike
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I actually like what one of our local firms has done. They have switched to 4 9's. They just want to see production stay up.
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I would bet it is the payroll people. They probably have a software package that does not know how to make more then 8 hours a day straight time. The software probably trys to pay you overtime when you work 10 hours in day, then the taxes are different for the overtime. Hence the IRS excuse.
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It would be nice if I could work hours like my wife (a nurse also), 3/12 and an 8.
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Long story short should be no issue if you are on salary. If the company says there is, ask nicely for them to be specific so you can understand.
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Our argument was that one of his responsibilities was to mentor the young national engineers within his department, and that often his group would waste hours in the morning if they could not get his resolution to a problem.
One of the solutions that we came up with was to call progress meetings for 8 am.
That, however was for a supervisory role. With the proper back-up in place there should be no reason against four day weeks, but some people I know need re-training after a three day week-end!
Regards,
Bill
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If the supervisor can assign tasks adequately, there is no need for them to be there at all times. If they are there everyday then the younger engineers have the opportunity each day to get the questions resolved.
Part of mentoring is usually checking peoples work and the supervisor may have been working on this each morning.
The development of all engineers is to find the answers themselves and not ask questions when they come up. Most times the information is there and people are just not looking. If they cannot find the answers then asking the correct question is the best way forward. Therefore there is no reason why the younger engineers are wasting time, they can be trying to find the answer themselves, working out what the correct question is or getting on with the next piece of work.
Tickle
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- Steve
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In practice it's more like a 10, 2X11s and an 8. Actually I normally do over 40 by a little so that's not quite right.
I sometimes come back in the evening (I work out of town during the week) and find those some of my most productive hours.
Or else I'll work outside the office and if it's something I don't need network access for that can be productive too.
KENAT, probably the least qualified checker you'll ever meet...
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