tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34124240.post1894573221282234255..comments2023-05-10T04:27:36.624-05:00Comments on Alchemy: Dilemma UpdateMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867018103109905690noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34124240.post-13652187560257768342009-08-23T09:00:42.129-05:002009-08-23T09:00:42.129-05:00i don't know about no private company being ru...i don't know about no private company being run that way...i think many private companies are much worse. nick was reminding me of friends in DC who were salaried at private companies, and working until 11:00 PM several times a week -- no OT, no differential, no nothing. and their salaries were just OK. maybe in the private world it's more a question of supply and demand...? that's too bad that your office is bending to what you want, but not quite how you envisioned, and at the expense of your colleagues. i could see where that could start to get a little dicey! you'll have to let us know what happens.Nick and Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407691603515809827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34124240.post-37851502822897163392009-08-21T13:33:52.520-05:002009-08-21T13:33:52.520-05:00paul, you're probably right to a great extent,...paul, you're probably right to a great extent, but the middle of the night? one has to draw the line somewhere. maybe if i hadn't already sort of mentally checked out of this job....... to me, at this point, it IS "just a job". [my job in DC was not like that though, so i do take your point.]Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12867018103109905690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34124240.post-64106914673485495162009-08-21T08:06:10.897-05:002009-08-21T08:06:10.897-05:00i would not worry about it. your boss even acknow...i would not worry about it. your boss even acknowledged that you are entitled to ask for that. he just doesn't want to open that can of worms. they are so used to people just blindly accepting whatever they tell them to do and it is odd for them to actually have someone stand up for themselves. if you don't draw the line somewhere they will just assume you're ok with it and keep asking you to do those night meetings.The Winohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008258000725274043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34124240.post-82774266940350544312009-08-21T05:49:43.808-05:002009-08-21T05:49:43.808-05:00different world, that DOD. Althought when I worked...different world, that DOD. Althought when I worked in the art gallery (with a total staff of 5) AND the magazine (editorial staff of 5) there was no asking for overtime or night pay either and if someone did go home at a reasonable hour then it was seen as insultingly selfish and disloyal to the team, so- as you said "Net effect = you lose legitimacy in the workplace." <br />DOD is more than a job, though, as we all know- it is something that has to bond directly to the vital organs and architecture of the persons' life... so I could see where the very concept of "night pay" would be completely overshadowed or just negated by teamplayer and common cause principles... or am I totally off the mark here?"Post-Google" by TAR ART RAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164248659631146885noreply@blogger.com