Back in the mid-'80s, I had a task that I spent 84 hours a week on for 3 months, and then 72 hours a week for the following 6 months. That's 12 hours a day. I was compensated for 60 hours a week. I had this wild idea that I would get a fat bonus or promotion out of the deal. Nope. Call me a sucker. Before I retired, I was working three programs. One task involved doing what 7 people used to do, another task involved doing what 3 people used to do. Admittedly, efficiencies were achieved (on my watch) so that the head count could be reduced. Did I get 7 (or should it have been 10, or 11?) people's pay? Don't make me laugh. I couldn't get the next paygrade, after 2 years of blather about it. I retired at 62, when I found out that I could afford it. That was 7 years ago. NB- there are three people doing what I was doing, and doing it OK because of the efficiencies I brought about. The company doesn't complain- they get paid for each head on a government project. smh
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