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submitted 11 months ago by to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 1 point 11 months ago (4 children)

It's not necessarily contract work, but yeah I guess you could describe it that way.

You get hired for $X/year, and that's what you make. Your paycheck, if weekly for example, will always be $X/52 regardless of how many or how few hours you worked.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (3 children)

    Why not just put in zero hours?

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    If you literally did nothing, you might get fired or at least your contract would not be renewed depending on who you are/where you are. Some people actually do that though, usually some nepobaby, and manage to avoid getting fired because they have some connection to higher ups.

    I could probably get away with doing little to nothing for a good while because I've built up a lot of good will and favors at my job, but eventually I'd probably get canned. I'd also get pretty bored with that pretty quickly, I actually do like my job, I just don't usually go all out when I'm there.

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