I am a woman in the IT field and average 60 hours a week and work most weekends and holidays unpaid. I finally approached management after 1 1/2 years asking for something back and I got the look of death. They gave me the pitch, if we give you comp time, then we have to offer it to everyone. I just replied. Not everyone works like I do. They went down the line of you make more money than the admins therefore you should work more hours. Is it my fault they pay me well. Why can't I take a day off without using vacation if I worked an entire weekend on hardware upgrade or endless hours at night getting a server up. My company treats me hourly but I am salary and they don't offer any rewards in exchange. I am rethinking my job.
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I am a woman in the IT field and average 60 hours a week and work most weekends and holidays unpaid. I finally approached management after 1 1/2 years asking for something back and I got the look of death. They gave me the pitch, if we give you comp time, then we have to offer it to everyone. I just replied. Not everyone works like I do. They went down the line of you make more money than the admins therefore you should work more hours. Is it my fault they pay me well. Why can't I take a day off without using vacation if I worked an entire weekend on hardware upgrade or endless hours at night getting a server up. My company treats me hourly but I am salary and they don't offer any rewards in exchange. I am rethinking my job.