Meara is right. Basically, the idea is that salaried people are paid for the work, while hourly are paid for the hours they put in. Salaried folks may have job requirements which keep them in the office for a normal shift, but they still have to work weekends or evenings if the work to be finished requires it. I know I do--but I do get to take lunch or leave early whenever I want, too.
Every nightmare I have that doesn't revolve around academic failure or public nudity is about that thing. In fact, once I dreamt that it attacked me while I was late for a test and naked.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
Spike's Bitches 39: Cuppa Tea, Cuppa Tea, Almost Got Shagged, Cuppa Tea...
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Scrappy - Mar 14, 2008 9:55:56 am PDT #9905 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
SailAweigh - Mar 14, 2008 9:58:03 am PDT #9906 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I guess what's legal and what's common practice are often different depending on the company. It would seem that most of the places I've worked have been pretty generous that way, then. Bummer, Aimee.
Dana - Mar 14, 2008 9:58:11 am PDT #9907 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
meara, your situation may be different, but I really didn't have to do anything to set up as an independent contractor. Admittedly, we don't have an accountant do the taxes (*sigh*).
You may want to look into setting up an SEP plan if you're going to be self-employed for a while. It's a retirement plan, and you can contribute up to 20% of your pre-tax earnings.
Atropa - Mar 14, 2008 10:00:32 am PDT #9908 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
meara, email Pete for the contact info of our accountant. We've worked with him for years and years.
lisah - Mar 14, 2008 10:01:05 am PDT #9909 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
I'm feeling crappy this morning, including chills and headache, so I took my temperature: 98.3. A few days ago I was feeling not quite so crappy as today and my temperature was 97.9. Am I running a fever?
Nope. Not to diminish you feeling bad but that's not a fever. My doctor friend would say not until it's 100 or over does it count.
SailAweigh - Mar 14, 2008 10:05:34 am PDT #9910 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
If you're going to work for them long term, meara, they may handle taking care of the taxes for you. I worked for Chrysler as an independent contractor for a year and a half. They had me fill out time sheets like their permanent employees and took all the necessary pay out of my check for me.
meara - Mar 14, 2008 10:09:59 am PDT #9911 of 10001
Nope, Sail, this would be a I-have-to-pay-all-the-taxes kinda thing. But it would be lots of money, so that'd make up for some of it. :)
Thanks for the rec, Jilli, I have emailed him, and a couple other friends I have here who might have some suggestions. Eep.
Dana, the company I'd work for requires that I get professional insurance, and set up as a company (though it looks like setting up an LLC is pretty easy. I hope.)
Dana - Mar 14, 2008 10:11:55 am PDT #9912 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
the company I'd work for requires that I get professional insurance, and set up as a company
Ah, that's right. I still recommend the SEP thing.
SailAweigh - Mar 14, 2008 10:17:28 am PDT #9913 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
But it would be lots of money, so that'd make up for some of it.
That's what counts! I'm considered a contractor right now, but I work through an agency, so they handle all the pay issues for me, insurance, etc. Much better pay than I'd make actually working for a lot of places, but the lack of paid vacation other than major holidays sucks.
Connie Neil - Mar 14, 2008 10:37:44 am PDT #9914 of 10001
brillig
Last night Hubby and I went to a restaurant known for their pies, and after I complimented them on having cherry pie so early in the season (mmm, cherry pie), the manager said they'd been laying in stocks of pie for today. Last year they hadn't heard of Pi Day and got wiped out by invading college students.
I got to explain Pi Day to Hubby; it was fun to watch him get the joke--and to be Top Geek if only for a moment.