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Work systems should reward efficiency, not discourage it.

The following story involves an employee who works under a flat rate system where finishing jobs faster still earned him full pay.

He works fast and believes this is an advantage to him, but his manager thought otherwise.

He was told his logged hours must now match the full allotted time for each task he has to complete.

The change made him feel like his speed and effort were suddenly a problem instead of a benefit.

Do you think his opinion was valid? Read the full story below for all the details.

My employer just quietly switched from flat rate per job to hourly. My pay was effectively cut in half.

The job I have been working for the past few years works off of a flat rate system.

We are given a job and a time frame. The job pays what the time frame for the job is.

If we finish faster, we still get the full rate. Any time over is paid hourly.

Though we are not allowed to go over unless approved.

This man can finish his job in less than the expected time given to him.

For example, I am given a job that has a 2-hour time frame.

If it takes me the full 2 hours or 30 minutes, I get the same pay.

This has been great for me because I work fast and efficiently.

I can get most jobs finished in half to three quarters of the allotted time.

It makes for a shorter day for the same pay.

He got a message from his manager saying his hours and actual time didn’t match.

Yesterday, I got an email from my manager.

It stated that my hours and my actual time do not match.

Moving forward, time on the job and time claimed need to match.

It feels like I am being punished for working effectively.

I have to basically cut my productivity down and spend more of my time to get the same base pay.

He suspects his company pockets the extra money paid by clients.

I know the business charges clients for the full time regardless of time spent on the job.

I am sure that they are likely looking to pocket the extra left over.

That is from anyone not willing to twiddle their thumbs for the full time.

It’s really frustrating when companies punish efficient employees.

It’s as if they wanted everyone to be restricted with time, which takes away the whole advantage of working fast.

It’s no surprise OP felt this way and suspected that the company was pocketing the extra pay meant for him.

Let’s find out what others have to say about this.

Here’s a quick suggestion,

Short and simple.

This user shares their personal thought.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a man who is shocked to learn how little he has to do to keep his cushy remote job.

This one makes a valid point.

Finally, people are saying the same thing.

Working faster shouldn’t feel like a disadvantage.