• boonhet@sopuli.xyz
      1·
      15 minutes ago

      Kinda, but usually you’re sorta expected to put in your best effort for every billed hour regardless.

      Instead of laying things out like this, what you can do is bill more hours (within reason) per hour worked to customers who pay less per hour. Gotta be careful with that though.

      • cRazi_man@europe.pub
        1·
        6 minutes ago

        usually you’re sorta expected to put in your best effort for every billed hour regardless

  • InFerNo@lemmy.ml
    1·
    4 minutes ago

    The middle option needs to be highlighted with a “most popular” text above it.

  • Ignotum@lemmy.world
    34·
    6 hours ago

    “emails per week: unlimited”

    Just forward every employees email to him, he’ll handle them all

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      56 minutes ago

      I mean, full employment for $48k is an absolute steal in this economy. This isn’t even a bad deal for the employer.

      • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
        2·
        49 minutes ago

        Depends on the position. Most people are hourly, but the annual is still used as a shorthand. Salaried workers aren’t paid by the hour, but to get a job done.

        You generally don’t want to be salaried, because while it sounds like you can come and go as you please, most salaried positions have mandatory office hours. So you still work at least 40 hours a week, but don’t get paid for overtime.

        There are laws regarding who can be salaried. The technical term is being FLSA Exempt, and the employee has to make a certain amount of money ($684/week), and have a role that classifies. Examples include executive, managerial (need a certain number of reports to classify), administrative, and highly-compensated employees ($107,432/yr).

      • BCsven@lemmy.ca
        6·
        3 hours ago

        Yes, the company I’m at all employees are on a yearly salary. It simplifies accounting because you don’t me d to tally timecards and have unique payroll each period.

      • NateNate60@lemmy.world
        282·
        5 hours ago

        Most desk jobs in the US are salaried. Salaries are quoted typically in annual terms, although payroll is processed typically fortnightly (meaning salary payments are transferred into your account every two weeks, usually on Thursday or Wednesday).

        The US Bureau of Labour Statistics collects salary data across hundreds of job descriptions and reports this information regularly. Here are some median annual salaries (along with the monthly equivalent in euros) for various corporate jobs:

        • Human Resources Specialists: $75,940 (€5,500 monthly)
        • Buyers and Purchasing Agents: $77,710 (€5,630 monthly)
        • Budget Analysts: $91,640 (€6,640 monthly)
        • Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists: $78,760 (€5,710)
        • Paralegals and Legal Assistants: $62,890 (€4,560)
        • Lawyers: $159,670 (€11,580)
        • Securities, Commodities, and Financial Service Sales Agents: $78,660 (€5,700)
        • Real Estate Brokers: $73,220 (€5,810)
        • Billing and Posting Clerks: $48,500 (€3,520)
        • Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: $47,540 (€3,450)
        • Computer Systems Analysts: $105,850 (€7,670)
        • Network and Computer Systems Administrator: $99,130 (€7,190)
        • Software Developers: $135,980 (€9,860)

        Some notes before comparing salaries:

        • Office workers work 40 hours per week, and lunch breaks are typically 1 hour. The most common working schedule is 09:00 to 17:00 with a 1 hour lunch break. Two weeks paid holiday is the minimum for most office workers, but three to four weeks is more common. Extra paid holiday is considered a bonus for loyalty. People who have worked for the company for a few years will gradually be given more.
        • Sick days in the US are protected by law, but unpaid. Some companies offer paid sick day policies, others do not and force you to use paid holidays if you want to be paid for those days.
        • Increasingly, companies offer 12 paid “floating holidays” per year which are used to cover public holidays. But there are only 11 public holidays leaving one extra to be used however the employee pleases. An employer that doesn’t offer floating holidays will instead typically just pay the employee for those 11 public holidays.
        • Tax in the US is typically less than in Europe. A person making $100,000 annually would pay $13,200 in federal tax, and between $0 and about $10,000 in state tax, depending on where they live. The US also offers various tax credits and exemptions. For example, putting money into a retirement account means that the money deposited isn’t counted as income.
        • The US, famously, does not have a taxpayer-funded healthcare system. Most office workers have decent to excellent healthcare coverage provided by the employer, and typically the employer pays for the majority of the cost. This ends up costing a few hundred dollars a month to the worker out of pocket for their family, typically.
        • Everyday expenses in the US tend to be cheaper than in Europe due to lower consumption tax. This also varies between US states, with sales tax (comparable to VAT) ranging from 0% to 10%. Sales tax over 10% is uncommon. 7-8% is typical.
        • Energy is cheaper in the US than in Europe. In my area, a gallon of Midgrade 89 gasoline, equivalent to Europe’s 95 E10 petrol, costs $4.50 per gallon (€0.96 per litre), which is not far from average in the US. My electricity costs 10.8¢ (8.7 Euro cents) per kWh, but this is considered low nationwide because my municipality owns its own power generation; on average electricity costs around 18¢ per kWh (15 Euro cents).
        • The US is less dense and therefore commute times are longer. Most people drive to work. A commute of around 20-30 km is considered average for most people. A commute of 40 km is not super uncommon, but 50 km and higher is rare.
        • hraegsvelmir@ani.social
          5·
          2 hours ago

          I would add a couple caveats on your points about sick time and insurance. It’s become more common for states to pass laws requiring sick time, but their are still now federal job protections for long term illness, with FMLA if you’re out for a long term illness, but that only protects you from losing your job for 12 weeks without pay while you deal with illness (unless you’re carrying a short-/long-term disability insurance, or your company has a policy providing pay otherwise), and also has carve outs for businesses, and your job can also ignore it if the company has employed less than 50 people in the current or previous calendar years, or you’ve worked less than 1,250 hours in the current calendar year at that job.

          Also, results will vary on how good that insurance is. At a salary of $48,000/year, you’re getting a plan with a $5,000 deductible and a $20,000 out-of-pocket max. For folks from civilized nations, this means that you need to pay $5,000 a year in medical expenses before your benefits even kick in, and then an additional $15,000 need to be forked out before the insurance actually takes over and covers further care at 100%, provided it’s deemed medically necessary and approved. Note also, you’ll have a separate, higher deductible for out-of-network doctors, and you could still well be on your own after hitting your annual out of pocket max if they decide your doctor is wrong that you need a treatment, the only doctor/practice providing the service you need near you is out of network, or for any number of other reasons. And this is all on top of paying your premiums towards the plan from every paycheck.

        • OwOarchist@pawb.socialEnglish
          112·
          4 hours ago

          Most office workers have decent to excellent healthcare coverage provided by the employer

          lol – they have shitty healthcare coverage provided by the employer, and it’s only “decent to excellent” compared to what most other Americans get, which varies between “absolutely terrible” and “just avoid going to the doctor at all”.

          • peopleproblems@lemmy.world
            2·
            3 hours ago

            I learned that when they extend an offer, I ask for the health plan booklet. That can be a MAJOR cut people don’t think about.

        • W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          11·
          5 hours ago

          Most office workers have decent to excellent healthcare coverage provided by the employer, and typically the employer pays for the majority of the cost. This ends up costing a few hundred dollars a month to the worker out of pocket for their family, typically.

          Compared to what? Because I still have to pay to see the doctor. And for supplies. And a whole bunch of other stuff that isn’t covered.

          And a few hundred a month? Yeah, good luck with that d-tier insurance.

          • NateNate60@lemmy.world
            52·
            4 hours ago

            Compared to not having insurance, where you have to pay for everything.

            Stale bread is better than no bread at all

              • onipa@feddit.org
                2·
                2 hours ago

                Tell me you’ve never been really hungry without me you’ve never been really hungry

      • Darkmuch@lemmy.world
        13·
        6 hours ago

        Definitely the most common. Though it is more for showing off how big of a number the salary is. Like the fabled “six figure salary” (100,000+) is a big goal post in many people’s mind. If it’s not salary, we tend to use hourly wage. Though that’s more often for lower amounts

        • JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca
          81·
          5 hours ago

          Unless you’re in a high demand, low worker base trade like linemen, pipefitters, riggers, ect, and have a good union contract with lots of availability for OT. I have friends building warships in Bath for like $45/hr with 50hrs guaranteed a week, but the extra 10 are optional, so there usually more like 60 available because shlubs are cool to go home at 40, which I don’t disrespect, but man leaving that time and a half on the table is wild. If the general workplace social environment weren’t SO TOXIC I’d be working there too, but I have thin skin and really don’t like shop love until I feel part of the InGroup, which is the very toxicity I dislike. Oh the trades.

      • Fandangalo@lemmy.world
        1·
        3 hours ago

        Yes. People tend to be either hourly or yearly salaried. Some people are per diem. I don’t usually see per month, but maybe that’s more relevant to contract positions.

      • Mika@piefed.caEnglish
        5·
        6 hours ago

        Idk IT in Ireland calc in those, gross salary/year. Cause you can have different taxes depending on your marriage status.

    • bdonvr@thelemmy.club
      8·
      5 hours ago

      You get laughed at and told to get out.

      Now, if you’re an independent contractor you can start doing something like this but formatted a bit more official…

    • finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      9·
      6 hours ago

      Generally speaking, there is a little negotiation you can do around salary and benefits when/if you reach that point in an interview. That said, many companies will give you an offer and you can either take it or leave it. Showing up with a ‘package’ offering like this will get you laughed out of the room.

  • PrimeErective@startrek.website
    7·
    7 hours ago

    I think what’s going on with the “torment matrix” problem is that the people who do the most heinous shit don’t usually have much imagination. When they see someone dreaming up a horrible scenario they see it as an unironic opportunity. Maybe they wouldn’t have thought of it otherwise.

    More succinctly: don’t give them any ideas!