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The original was posted on /r/nostupidquestions by /u/sarah_gresham on 2023-10-04 04:52:21.

I recently got hired into my first salaried position. I’m pretty happy with the pay but when I was hired on they told me I was overtime exempt. After reading up on overtime exemption, it seems like a common thing. These first few weeks are busy so I’ve been working a bit more than 40 hours which is fine, however, being over-time exempt kinda sucks. So my question is…what is the point of salary? I know people say things like, well your income is more stable…but how is salary pay much different than hourly if an hourly worker is working 40 hours every week and has a consistent schedule…? Also, where I work, it is my understanding that you have to work 40 hours to get paid for 40 hours. It’s not a situation where you could work 30 hours one week and still get the same pay just because your salary…so if I work 30 hours I get paid for 30, but if I work 50 hours I also get paid for 40?? Make it make sense!