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> An example of what I meant: I used to work for a small software vendor as a
> consultant, and they were
> very careful about how many hours I billed them for my time and what I spent
> my time doing; i.e., only
> development. I also was required to appear at their offices (a 45-minute
> drive each way) one day a
> week for a meeting but could work at home the rest of the week. After a few
> years of this, we
> negotiated a change and I became a salaried employee. My required presence
> at their offices was
> quickly changed to every day of the week, I had to be uncompensated for my
> extra commuting time, and
> they had me spending time on many non-development tasks, such as proofreading
> documentation changes.
> My time had suddenly become "free" to them to use for any purpose they wanted.
Ah.... The ubiquitous "other duties as assigned" clause. And your
uncompensated extra commuting time was no longer tax-deductible, either.
-jc-
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