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<blockquote data-quote="Catatonic" data-source="post: 858453" data-attributes="member: 7966"><p><span style="color: #FF0000">Chinese workers didn't like to be called Coolies. Dark skined people don't appreciate being called Darkies. A hard-working husband doesn't like to learn his spoiled, high-maintenance wife calls him "my Meal Ticket."</span></p><p></p><p>This appears to be a strange, dysfunctional attempt to relate racism to "hourly versus salaried" categorization. I simply don't understand it ... sorry.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #FF0000">And I'm sure low-level Supervisors and Managers wouldn't like upper Management or especially "Hourlies" calling them "the Saleried Help." It's demeaning.</span></p><p></p><p>I'm referred to as Salaried or if I was referred to as Salaried Help ( BTW, I've never heard "Help" applied to any employee classification) it would not bother me because that is what I am. It certainly isn't demeaning. </p><p></p><p>I am paid a monthly salary and as such the amount of time I work is irrelevant. An hourly employee is paid by the hour for time worked so time worked is very relevant. I always assumed when I heard the term "hourly" that this meant, as a management employee, I had to be aware of the hours worked to accomplish a defined task or deliverable. I work with consultants who are paid by the hour and I am very careful to not to cause them to work additional hours and to make sure the deliverable I need is very important and needed. I don't have that concern with salaried employees.</p><p></p><p>BTW, there are salaried employees that are not management if that is what your rub is.</p><p></p><p>A salaried employee is overhead or fixed cost while an hourly employee is variable cost.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I really don't understand the concept you are talking about. I will give it some thought ... I'm always willing to learn and understand new concepts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Catatonic, post: 858453, member: 7966"] [COLOR=#FF0000]Chinese workers didn't like to be called Coolies. Dark skined people don't appreciate being called Darkies. A hard-working husband doesn't like to learn his spoiled, high-maintenance wife calls him "my Meal Ticket."[/COLOR] This appears to be a strange, dysfunctional attempt to relate racism to "hourly versus salaried" categorization. I simply don't understand it ... sorry. [COLOR=#FF0000]And I'm sure low-level Supervisors and Managers wouldn't like upper Management or especially "Hourlies" calling them "the Saleried Help." It's demeaning.[/COLOR] I'm referred to as Salaried or if I was referred to as Salaried Help ( BTW, I've never heard "Help" applied to any employee classification) it would not bother me because that is what I am. It certainly isn't demeaning. I am paid a monthly salary and as such the amount of time I work is irrelevant. An hourly employee is paid by the hour for time worked so time worked is very relevant. I always assumed when I heard the term "hourly" that this meant, as a management employee, I had to be aware of the hours worked to accomplish a defined task or deliverable. I work with consultants who are paid by the hour and I am very careful to not to cause them to work additional hours and to make sure the deliverable I need is very important and needed. I don't have that concern with salaried employees. BTW, there are salaried employees that are not management if that is what your rub is. A salaried employee is overhead or fixed cost while an hourly employee is variable cost. I really don't understand the concept you are talking about. I will give it some thought ... I'm always willing to learn and understand new concepts. [/QUOTE]
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