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		nine_zeros on Sept 16, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon tells employees to return to office five da... I think there should be a automatic overtime law. Every minute beyond 40 hours should be automatically billed to the company. Use the laptop spy software that companies have been conveniently using anyway to enforce this.

geodel on Sept 17, 2024 [–]

Huh, there are exempt vs non-exempt employees and I believe all software employees are exempt (just like in all places I worked as FTE) which means they are not entitled to overtime pay.

People here talk like they have just invented the wheel.

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