why do people do it? Because they want the job and are willing to accept those terms. It's as simple as that.
And yes, a lot of exempt employees get taken Advantage of.
why do people do it? Because they want the job and are willing to accept those terms. It's as simple as that.
And yes, a lot of exempt employees get taken Advantage of.
Not all salaried jobs are exempt; not all exempt jobs are salaried.
Exempt employees are not paid on the basis of the hours they work, something that seems to escape far too many of them. Exempt employees are exempt from one thing and one thing only - that is overtime pay. They are not exempt from any employer policies, not even the ones on work hours.
"Exempt" is not defined by the employer or the employee, it's defined by federal and state law.