I am curious about other people's thoughts on overtime - as a concept. its application, and availability.
Personally, I work on long-term contracts that can last a year or more, and so overtime as a salaried employee at a consulting firm does not usually happen to begin with. Budgets are set in advance and meant to account for the team's hours as a whole. However, occasionally due to either staff turnover or staff being pulled onto other projects, there will be money in a contract that will be left unspent (the firm won't earn it if it is not billed for) by the end of the contract period. In those instances, working overtime is sometimes possible.
I've heard of cases at different companies where overtime is paid out anywhere from 2x, to 1x, down to puzzlingly < 1x of a person's hourly rate.
Personally, I have a hard time saying no to overtime, despite not having any urgent need for additional income.
Interested in learning what others may think about this topic as a whole.
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Christopher Seigel P.E., M.ASCE
Civil Engineer
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