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I mean, if you're required to stay there that'd be some mad overtime pay where I'm at: first 8hr at 1xpay, next 4hr at 1.5xpay, then everything after that is 2xpay.
I can't say I wouldn't consider it.
I doubt the regions this may be required in will have such labor friendly laws though...
According to another comment the workers are 90 percent independent contractors being abused. So no extra pay.
Somehow I'm not surprised... Fuck Tesla.
Sleeping there isn't necessarily working though. It's having the right amount of engineers on site so they can immediately fix things vs waiting until the next day.
So it's like being on call, except you have to be there.
I feel like that deserves way more than an on call wage, but also not as much as a over time working wage until they work?
As long as I'm paid appropriately though I'd do it for at least a short period.
If your company requires you to be on site for any reason, it's work. I don't care if the employee needs to be there just in case and put his thumbs in his bum for 12 hours.
That's not true. But you get all the upvotes and I get all the downvotes.
Emphasis below is mine.
Those engineers will be considered on-call unless they are working. It's up to Tesla to compensate them as per the law, or better, to encourage their participation.