Re: Tech Writers as Hourly Employees?!

Subject: Re: Tech Writers as Hourly Employees?!
From: Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 13:55:25 -0700


Jones, Donna wrote:

> That's why some people don't like the risk of being hourly. You literally get paid only for the time you put in, and there may be some circumstances where you can't work for a stretch. This may not happen to everyone who went hourly, but it's possible.

That's also why contractors normally receive a higher rate of pay.

However, considering how many companies where overtime is routine, you
could do a similar analysis that shows that people paid by the hour have
a higher annual income because they get paid for their over time.

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