Yep, in my country, IT “professionals” are considered exempt, so even if you’re just a junior dev doing basic CRUD all day, you’re a “professional” and you aren’t owed OT pay. Thankfully, all of my companies have been reasonable about OT and it’s basically never been a requirement. I really appreciate that because WLB is super important, and I make sure to ask about on-call work and that sort of thing when interviewing for jobs.
Don’t forget reporting them for employment violations if you’re not an exempt salaried employee.
Even better, I’m an exempt hourly employee
60 hours no overtime baybeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekillme
Yep, in my country, IT “professionals” are considered exempt, so even if you’re just a junior dev doing basic CRUD all day, you’re a “professional” and you aren’t owed OT pay. Thankfully, all of my companies have been reasonable about OT and it’s basically never been a requirement. I really appreciate that because WLB is super important, and I make sure to ask about on-call work and that sort of thing when interviewing for jobs.