Quote: blackaeronaut wrote:Is the boss the master and commander of the vessel? If he is, there is no union grievance committee. Besides, I've done it also, so you get no
Quote: ordnance11 wrote:Salaried income, my friend, salaried income. While the compensation is nice, we don't get overtime, no matter what the circumstances. That
Quote: blackaeronaut wrote:
Working my arse off while my ship is in drydock. (x_x)
At least you're getting paid to work! *grin*
means the boss can make you work through the weekend on a whim. Which he did.
sympathy from me. That reminds me. It's theoretically possible to not spend a cent while doing your hitch. Happened to a guy I read about. Served a 3 year
hitch in the Army and some glitch in the payroll system didn't pay him for his entire hitch, aside from his basic initial partial pay disbursement. He
didn't need money. He has the barracks and chow hall, didn't go out and when he needed money, asked from his family. They found out what happened
during separation and gave him his 3 years back pay.
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