AIO, My boss said unscheduled emergency calls pay the same rate as scheduled work.
I am the only maintenance technician for an apartment complex for elderly people. My boss told me that being on call for emergencies pays the same as scheduled work. Mind you I make $20 per hour to be the plumber, electrician, carpenter, HVAC, all of it. If I can’t fix it that’s when we call another company. I have never worked somewhere where they didn’t pay at least time and a half or say I get paid a minimum of 2 hours even if the job takes 30 minutes. I kind of got emotionally charged but I sent my boss an email. Was I overreacting?
Edit: I only get paid when responding to an emergency but I’m on call 24/7. They did not greatly explain the job and did not say being on call was part of the agreement. I was happy with scheduled work at $20 per hour. They responded to me and said I will not be compensated and it’s part of being there. In my state of GA that is legal. Although this is the first company I’ve seen do this.
Edit again: For the pay in my area and this being part time it works for my situation. Still my personal time isn’t worth less in my opinion if I am responding to an emergency and it’s not scheduled. I start school full time soon. I’m a veteran getting surgeries on both arms in the near future, one at a time, 6 months recovery for each. I’m remodeling my house because it has major structural termite and mold damage. The previous home remodelers that fixed it when I bought it did the “landlord special”. Like my living room is completely gutted and another bedroom needs the same from the foundation up.