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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
"Whatever OT compensation is in employees' contracts, they should be eligible to receive it without any questions asked. Then come the personal conscience and ethical considerations from the employees themselves - should they keep it or return/donate it considering the circumstances?
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Meh, I think there's a little too much emotional attachment to this issue for some people. Yes, it was amazing that thousands of volunteers came together and helped out where they could. And lots of people are attaching that same scenario to city workers who put in OT, but the reality is, they were working.
They were called out to work on this project and put in tons of hours, doing their job. There was no beer breaks, or standing around with people you've met to talk about how awesome everyone is, or stopping by a TD van to grab a bunch of food and drink. They just came out, on the clock and worked at specific tasks. They deserve the OT, and shouldn't feel bad about it, imo.
It's great for those of us who volunteered to look at it from our perspective and think "man, seriously guys? We were all there for free, and you're there collecting OT? Brutal." But the reality is, I'm sure a lot of those opinions would change if you were the one being called out for work and then being asked if you want money for it or not.