Question

You are offered two jobs that you like. One job pays an hourly rate of $15.00 per hour for a 40-hour work week. Employees can take a two-week paid vacation. The employer says you will work about 5 hours of overtime per week at time-and-a-half pay. The other job pays $38,000 per year. You will be expected to work at least 55 hours per week, and you will have two weeks vacation and sick leave. Which job would you choose? Why?

Answer 1

Second Job

Explanation:

I would take the second job because you will make more. And it has sick time in addition to vacation.

First job:

$15x40=$600 then add in overtime which will be paid at $22.50 (time and half) so $22.50x5=$112.50. Add the two together $600+112.50=$712.50 weekly.

Second job:

$38,000/52=$730.77 weekly