Remember: We don't work for free
You work overtime, you get paid for it. Period. Remember, there is no comp time, and overtime is a right, not a privilege. Too often, Guild members work an hour, two hours, maybe even longer, without any compensation from the company, and we're only hurting ourselves when we do it. Think about it this way: If every Guild member at the Post-Gazette worked just one extra hour a week without submitting an overtime request (that's less than 15 extra minutes each day), the company would be getting the work of six full-time employees without paying an extra dime. So, when you work OT without getting paid, you're not just hurting your bottom line, you're hurting every other Guild member. Your time is valuable, and your work is valuable, so we encourage you to do your job and to do it well. Just don't do it for free.