Yikes Sophia, I don't think I've ever heard of someone's job going from salaried to hourly like that, it's usually the reverse. What a pain. Here's hoping it works out so the amount of overtime you collect makes them regret the decision.

Thanks all. It actually comes with the bonus that we can’t work any (even one minute) overtime unless it is pre-approved. Hourly folks at my work have to sit on the time clock on Friday to make sure they clock out qt precisely 40 hours- not 40 hours 1 minute. That is really what I think I am going to have trouble with- doing that math. My boss is flexible and is OK if I flex my hours, but I will get reprimanded by HR if I don’t work exactly 40 hours without prior approval so I will now need to spend time monitoring my time to the minute.

My boss is also trying to see if we can just raise my pay by $1,000 to avoid this. She is good and was a little blindsided as well. But I guess I can try to rearrange my brain to separate work from life. Normally I would be answering work emails right now (so my work day could progress- I get over 200 emails a day and just managing that is what I do in the early morning, late evening, on the bus ride where I don’t think they would appreciate me clocking in!)

Jeez Sophia, that sucks. And they can’t have a virtual time clock so you could punch in on your work computer from wherever you are?? You’d think they could.

It is too early but I woke up at 5 and wasn’t falling back asleep so I guess I’m up?? Gross. But I have today off so I guess I’ll take a nap later. Made it to Palm Springs yesterday where I’m staying for December. Place is nice and I’ve missed this friend. Hoping this’ll be fun!

I do hope your boss is able to work out something, Sophia.

Oh, wow, yeah, I hope your boss can get you the bump. That's a whole lot to suddenly have to rearrange.

Sophia, that absolutely sucks balls.

I am hourly and also cannot work overtime without prior approval, but we do not click in and out, so me working my hours is all on the honor system. And if I work overtime by error or guilt without expecting comp time that can happen too.

Office staff being on punch clicks makes zero sense to me.

Day 2 of hearing may get called off as the parties started discus settlement again.

Please please please.

Fingers crossed.

Hearing cancelled!! Woohoo!