Would you do overtime for the place you work at for the same hourly rate?

I don't get paid much (just over £7/h pre-tax) and they are asking if we want to do OT work for the same rate cause we are busy until we find new employees.

 

I can earn more working freelance and I also value my free time, but will it make me look better to the company if I work OT and make get better general pay one day? But then I am planning on going full time freelance one day.

 

What would you do?

If you can make more money freelancing I'd do that. Mind you, I like freelancing better than work anyway.

I am doing a days overtime this week, but instead of being paid the extra money I am getting an extra days holiday whenever I want to take it (so I'm not loosing out on my free time), I work on a salary though rather than how much time per hour

 

 

It really depends on what you are happy with, if you are still not on a permanent contract (eg 3 month probation period) and are wanting to stay there a while it might be best just to do it, as at the end of the day it is a guaranteed income while freelancing isn't if you haven't found a footing and client base that can make you all that money. So if you want to stay in the good books do the extra work if it is just till they get new staff, if you don't care and your free time is more important then don't.

I'm on a full time contract, been here about 7 months now so don't think I'm going to lose my job if I don't do it.

 

I like working from home, but think i'd like to keep the office to the office unless they want to give me a better wage of course

I'm on a full time contract, been here about 7 months now so don't think I'm going to lose my job if I don't do it.

 

I like working from home, but think i'd like to keep the office to the office unless they want to give me a better wage of course

 

I'm on flexitime so clock hours up rather than get paid for OT. I'm contracted to work 37 hours a week but regularly do about 45. I never seem to get around to taking those flexidays though!

 

If i were you, I'd do the OT. It will certainly curry favour with your employers and, I'm just guessing here, but I would of thought that you'll have some sort of review when you've been there for 12 months? That's not far away.

you can always do some OT but not as much as they are asking - ie enough to show willing but not enough to munch into your free time too much.

I'm going on holiday in a week so said I would be able to do some after that if its still available.

I work full time, but do not consider OT. Know why? My company does not want to pay their employees for overtime! If you want to take OT, then you may, but no matter how hard you've worked the whole day (including OT), they still don't care...

As other posters have said, ask for time in lieu if they can't pay an OT rate. Where I've worked in-house, it's rare that people finish and are out of the door dead on 5pm (unless they have to catch a train or something).

 

Generally people have worked to get the job done, with the company rewarding them later on.

 

In contrast, I've also worked at places that introduced a clocking in/out system, reporting people that were late in by 15 mins but ignoring that they worked 2 hours OT the previous night. Consequently, people stopped doing OT and the building would be empty by 5.05pm.

 

It's give and take and you shouldn't put yourself out if you don't think it is going to be appreciated.

 

My 2p.

LOL - I work in the games industry - general practice is that we have to sign a waiver to our 40 hour limit on the week - and regularly work 2 days overtime in a week.

 

Over time doesn't exist in the games industry, it's all "part of the job". Depending on the company, you can look forward to getting a meager quarterly bonus, a load of empty promises or the occasional redundancy for your efforts. Back in the day, you used to get well rewarded, but now it's all been "streamlined" - which roughly translates to 3 new mercedes in the car park come the end of the financial year.

 

So, yes, I'd jump at the chance to get paid overtime.

I'm classed as a "temporary employee" as I'm paid per hour and will only be there for a few months. However I've ended up working past 5 every day since I started, It doesn't bother me because I get paid to do that extra time. When I worked at the same place over a year ago I was always out the door by 5 because that was all I was paid for.