The 23 Best Countries for Work-Life Balance (We Are Number 23) By Derek Thompson

[Catherina]

9. Or they're working them but not getting paid

It happens all the time in corporations.

At the last one I worked out, which was a respectable, well-know corporation swimming in money, we weren't allowed to report overtime because then the CFO would breath down our boss's neck, which reflected on his performance and made his multi-million dollar bonus smaller. So the entire bottom carried the downsized numbers for them.

I can't count how many nights I worked 2-5 hours overtime with no pay as an hourly employee.

The salaried employees fared worse because they were expected to work overtime. When these companies give you a cell phone and a lap top it's so you can be at the department's beck and call.

Great stock options but you worked like a mule. And none of it reported so they could get their numbers right.