https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 13 May 2026 20:21:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1202115 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:50:30 +0000 shinymama 1202115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePumps: Same. Expected to work 40 hours for my salaried wage, but anything over 40 is considered overtime and paid as such {with no cap}. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1201997 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:21:43 +0000 looch 1201997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lizzywiz: I know, right? I should clarify, though, that when I say hourly all the way, I mean strictly based on $$$. I do not get traditional benefits or retirement savings plans, nor do I plan to need maternity leave.</p> <p>I also like the fact that if I need to book less hours, I book less hours. I also am not supposed to go over 40 hours a week, so often, my Fridays are half days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1201986 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:18:34 +0000 lizzywiz 1201986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lemondrop: @looch: I'm with you- hourly all of the way!</p> <p>I recently gave up salary and paid sick days to go hourly. When I figured out my 'hourly' rate for my salaried position it was 1/2 of what I knew I could make hourly. I went hourly, doubled my income and can pay for my own sick day if I need it!</p> <p>( I am also not expecting to need maternity leave anytime soon, either) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1201941 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:04:56 +0000 PurplePumps 1201941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in a weird position. I'm salaried, but I have to log my standard 40 hours a week... and I also get paid OT. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1201922 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:57:56 +0000 jessibear 1201922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depending on the OT cap, I would most likely choose to be hourly. I've been salaried for several years, with possible bonuses, and would be earning far more money for the 50+ hours I work per week, in addition to being on call 24/7, if I was hourly. In my situation, I would still be able to flex my hours and take off for appointments and easily make up any time missed and/or be comfortably over 40 hours per week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1201912 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:55:20 +0000 pui 1201912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the flexibility of hourly (usually salary jobs want you to work certain hours), but there is more security in salary. I know you said stress isn't a factor, but I would never work freelance again. I prefer being able to focus completely on my design work and having someone else handle the contract, the payment, ect. I hated trying to balance all those things by myself. The only thing I miss is working from home! :)</p> <p>I'm in a weird position. I own my company with my husband so I can technically work whenever I want, although I usually do work 9-5. I take home a "salary" and dividends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1201911 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:55:04 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1201911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookish: This is what scares me! Fx for your husband! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1201910 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:54:46 +0000 AmandaB8 1201910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSCB: Salary at my work is traditional - there's no overtime, and they get paid X amount, every 2 weeks, no matter what (which is why they have paid maternity). They also get paid company phones and cars (so if they need to answer a work call at 2 am, they do). They also get bonuses at the end of the year. </p> <p>Hourly employees get overtime and paid per the hour they work, but no maternity. But at the same time, when I leave work, I'm gone. I don't get phone calls at all hours of the evening.</p> <p>I get the same vacation days, sick days, and health insurance as salaried folks though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1201909 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:54:31 +0000 birdofafeather 1201909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>it totally depends on the hours. i've always been hourly, but my last job, i should have definitely been salaried as even when i worked OT, it wasn't significant and most of the time i had to be there to just cover the office. :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1201893 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:50:56 +0000 looch 1201893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have worked salaried with no overtime but a bonus, salaried with overtime but no bonus and hourly.</p> <p>By far, I prefer hourly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1201885 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:48:13 +0000 MrsSCB 1201885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AmandaB8: eek, that scares me! Do you get other benefits that salaried workers get but just not paid mat leave, or is everything different? You're making me think I should look into this at my company -- I've only been there a couple months so I'm not sure :-/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1201860 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:40:46 +0000 lemondrop 1201860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope never to have to go back to salary ever again! I got so abused with excessive hours being on salary. There are definitely tradeoffs, but I am so much happier on hourly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1201845 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:38:05 +0000 prettylizy 1201845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Salary for sure. I like being able to nip out for appointments and not stress over logging hours or making up time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1201840 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:37:21 +0000 Bookish 1201840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hourly, but I mostly answered for DH since in my company there is no overtime allowed, period.</p> <p>DH switched from hourly to salary and took a huge pay cut because of all the overtime he is missing out on. He asked for a raise this year to make up for it, so FX! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1201826 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:34:08 +0000 blackbird 1201826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Salary. I don't do OT. But the one time I did, I got paid for it....they're required to pay us for extra time, otherwise we get our standard pay </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1201816 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:31:00 +0000 AmandaB8 1201816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd prefer salary. </p> <p>I'm hourly right now, and don't get paid maternity leave. The salary employees at my work do. Jerks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1201769 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:21:33 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1201769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh gosh this is a toughie, it depends on how much the overtime cap is... and what is the likelihood of you hitting that cap... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1201766 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:20:41 +0000 BKCaribBaby 1201766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Salary with bonus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1201760 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:20:03 +0000 MrsSCB 1201760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you get benefits either way and can get any overtime at all, I'd prefer hourly. There is often overtime work in my industry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1201757 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:18:44 +0000 Mrsbells 1201757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is on my mind as I am job searching right now. I prefer salary </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hourly-vs-salary-1#post-1201748 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:17:40 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1201748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Which would you prefer if the stress level and type of work is the same. If there's a cap on overtime, would that change your mind? </p>