I'm not even going to read all through these posts. But let me tell you a story....
I have worked in a position of management in my company for 10 years.
In March (or thereabouts) 2009 my company started firing people.
The they started making more people redundant.
Then more people.
Redundant.
And then we were told that we had to work a 4 day week, otherwise the 'poor-invaluable-to-the-company-' accountants would lose their jobs.
Now picture the scene 12 months later when we are still only paid to work 4 days a week, yet we actually work 5 days a week. Not only 5 days a week, but because work is 'away'...meh ...you will be PLEASANTLY surprised at how many hours and hours and hours and hours and hours of TOIL (Time Off In Lieu) you can accumulate. Then imagine being that person on the ground directing a project with staff who are paid for every hour they work. And you don't. Get paid that is. Whilst you are smiling all the time, thinking - yes, I finished my PAID working week on Thursday morning....
Something to think about.
So stop being a bunch of babies about being unpaid for 15 effing minutes.
I have worked in a position of management in my company for 10 years.
In March (or thereabouts) 2009 my company started firing people.
The they started making more people redundant.
Then more people.
Redundant.
And then we were told that we had to work a 4 day week, otherwise the 'poor-invaluable-to-the-company-' accountants would lose their jobs.
Now picture the scene 12 months later when we are still only paid to work 4 days a week, yet we actually work 5 days a week. Not only 5 days a week, but because work is 'away'...meh ...you will be PLEASANTLY surprised at how many hours and hours and hours and hours and hours of TOIL (Time Off In Lieu) you can accumulate. Then imagine being that person on the ground directing a project with staff who are paid for every hour they work. And you don't. Get paid that is. Whilst you are smiling all the time, thinking - yes, I finished my PAID working week on Thursday morning....
Something to think about.
So stop being a bunch of babies about being unpaid for 15 effing minutes.