Reply #93: not neccesarily [View All]

[northzax]

the assembly line workers are paid by the hour, I doubt many executives at Ford are. having worked both hourly and salaried, there is a major difference. When you pay me by the hour, I am paid to work from say, 9-5 with stipulated breaks, I may be expected to get a certain amount of work done in that time frame, but if for whatever reason, especially if it's out of my control, I go home at 5 or you pay me more. A salaried employee is paid to do a job, and is expected to do that job, on a schedule, no matter how long it takes.

a comparison. right now I am doing some freelance video editing. I am paid hourly. if I get there at 9, as required, and the video doesn't arrive until 11, I still leave at five, unless they want to pay me more to stay late. If I was salaried, and the video shows up at 4, I'm there until midnight, without extra pay, to finish on the deadline. If I take an hour restroom break, I still have to finish the job, without extra pay.