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human
CMV: There is no benefit to being an exempt, salaried employee these days.

I understand that the TECHNICAL benefit to being salaried (as opposed to hourly) is that you still get paid the same amount even if you work less than 40 hours a week.

This WAS true decades ago, but nowadays, most employers force everyone to work 40+ hours a week, and very few offer overtime for salaried employees.  If you're hourly, you automatically make more than your peers.  If you're salaried, you make less, because everybody works long hours equally.

It seems to me that a salary is just a way for employers to get more work out of you without additional pay.

So I ask you: why would anyone WANT to be a salaried employee in this day and age?
gpt
It guarantees you a consistent pay check and you’re in a better spot in a downturn.

If the company has to trim the budget it’s way easier to cut the hours of contractors than it is to lay off an exempt employee.