Would you go to work if you were not being paid?

[Harpy Eagle]

I work without pay...I coach high school golf...and I take no salary...its called volunteering.....and I do it for the kids and the game I love and because its fun....

Do you have a job that pays you a salary?

 

[Harpy Eagle]

I work without pay...I coach high school golf...and I take no salary...its called volunteering.....and I do it for the kids and the game I love and because its fun....

I do a lot of volunteer work with the American Legion, I have never considered it work, two separate and distinct things...that is why they have different names.

 

[Disir]

Nope. In fact, I have been raising hell since they decided not to pay me my overtime over the summer.

I'm no longer willing to work for free.

 

[Likkmee]

Can I have a uniform and jingles ? and enough time off to run to the mezkin border ? S'all todo bien amigito.

 

[initforme]

Hard to pay for a car when one works for free. No way would I ever consider it. I'm not talking about volunteering at church and stuff. I'm talking about a job from an employer. Want me to stay one minute you pay me for that minute or I walk out the door.

 

[progressive hunter]

In a different thread one of our members told me they would keep going to work even if they were no longer getting paid.

To me that sounds crazy, so I thought i would see if other agree with him.

as a business owner I go to work all the time and dont get paid for it,,

 

[Road Runner]

Want me to stay one minute you pay me for that minute or I walk out the door.

You know, out of context this looks like you're charging your house guests or the people you go and visit.

 

[Mr Natural]

Back in the day, we salaried “professional staffers “ were expected to put in a minimum of 40 hours.

Anything less, and you were not considered “team player “.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

as a business owner I go to work all the time and dont get paid for it,,

sucks to be you!

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Back in the day, we salaried “professional staffers “ were expected to put in a minimum of 40 hours.

Anything less, and you were not considered “team player “.

Luckily things have changed these days. At least for us it is about work completed, not the amount of time you spend on the clock, of which we do not have one.

 

[progressive hunter]

sucks to be you!

many small business owners in the service industry have the same problem,,

 

[Harpy Eagle]

many small business owners in the service industry have the same problem,,

Yes they do. One of the reasons I do not want to be a business owner.

 

[progressive hunter]

Yes they do. One of the reasons I do not want to be a business owner.

it was still a far better outcome than working for someone else,,

 

[Harpy Eagle]

it was still a far better outcome than working for someone else,,

Some think so. I am not sure how much better an outcome I could have than I have now.

 

[progressive hunter]

Some think so. I am not sure how much better an outcome I could have than I have now.

I wasnt talking about you,,

 

[Rambunctious]

I do a lot of volunteer work with the American Legion, I have never considered it work, two separate and distinct things...that is why they have different names.

You can bow out if something comes up...I can't...I must be there on time and no excuses or the kids miss a class...see the difference?....

 

[Rambunctious]

Do you have a job that pays you a salary?

I am retired but I make extra income repairing golf carts....

 

[Harpy Eagle]

You can bow out if something comes up...I can't...I must be there on time and no excuses or the kids miss a class...see the difference?....

And you show up out of dedication to the kids, which I find an awesome trait.

 

[Blues Man]

In a different thread one of our members told me they would keep going to work even if they were no longer getting paid.

To me that sounds crazy, so I thought i would see if other agree with him.

I suppose we should define our terms.

Work is any type of labor and can be paid or unpaid.

I spend hours working in my gardens and around my home and I don't get paid for it but I do it because I enjoy it.

 

[Rambunctious]

And you show up out of dedication to the kids, which I find an awesome trait.

They are the best bunch of kids...and they love to play golf...