[Shotimes] Re: (OT) How to avoid the pitfalls of pricing

[Rick Glass]

I gave up all of the OT and the added pay I used to get for working on 
holidays about 5 months ago and took the warehouse supervisor position with 
a set salary.  Most weeks I work about 42-45 hrs, but have on 2 occasions 
had to work almost 60 hrs in a week (I used to do that every week).  I can 
now go in late and leave early if needed and I even got a couple of comp 
days to offset the extra hours I worked on the long weeks.
I get 3 weeks vacation, 40 hrs sick, and 8 hours personal pay
Next year I will make $8,400 less than I did last year.
But.......
    I didn't work this July 4th.
    I didn't work this Labor day.
    I took off for my daughters B'day for the 1st time in 5 years (she 
turned 13 yesterday).
    I was able to spend Thanksgiving with my family (1st time in over 5 
years).
    I will be home for Christmas Eve and Christmas morning (1st time in over 
5 years).
    I won't have to work New Years Eve (1st time in over 5yrs).
and most likely I will not work any holidays next year.

So was it worth the $8,400 loss, I guess depends on how you look at it.  It 
was worth it to me to get that part of my life back, even though my pocket 
is a bit tighter than it used to be and I don't expext to be buying any more 
cam failures in the next few months.  I should be getting part of that loss 
back in a couple of months......It could be alot worse.

Rick Glass
        '99 SF  86k Flowmasters  Kirk'd
        '99 VW 123k Bone Stock  Kirk'd.....FOR SALE

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hartberger, Jason M. AT2 (AW)" <hartbejm@cvn71.navy.mil>
To: "bjshov8" <bjshov8@comcast.net>; "Shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 9:57 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Re: (OT) How to avoid the pitfalls of pricing


> Hmm, in the navy (at least out to sea), I work on average 105 hours a
> week (and that's a good week). I get 30 days of paid vacation a year for
> it, though, and I get as many sick days as Medical allows me to have.
> Usually that works out to 1-4 a year. I get paid about $45000 a year
> right now with all my pay added up. It'll be more this year because of
> the Hazardous Duty Pay, Imminent Danger/Hostile Fire pay, and Family
> Separation Allowance. Still not what a Hi-Lo guy gets, though.
>
> V/R
> AT2(AW) Hartberger, Jason M.
> DX Production Supervisor
> USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71
> AIMD/IM-3/Shops 8&10
> 01-54-0-Q/j-7877
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of bjshov8
> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:10 PM
> To: 'Shotimes'
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: (OT) How to avoid the pitfalls of pricing
>
> I've worked mucho hours overtime as an engineer, sometimes in excess of
> 60
> hours per week overtime on top of the normal 40 hours, and it never
> changed
> my income a bit.  Also I never was able to take more than 1.5 to 2 weeks
> vacation a year, and never more than a couple of sick days per year.
>
>
>> A fair amount of overtime which is time and a half and double time is
>> involved. Also, some of them sell back some of their up to 8 weeks of
>> vacation time.
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