http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10633331

"A workaholic police dispatcher earned $20,000 in overtime last year.
The civilian employee who handles 111 calls at the Wellington communications centre was paid a regular wage of $70,000 to $80,000. He worked an extra 300 hours and was paid an average hourly rate of $67."

 

first of all, an extra 300 hours per year is only an average of 6 hours per week. A large number of people (including myself)  work more than 46 hours a week (and get paid no overtime for it). I would hardly deswcribe that as workaholic. So where is the story here? "guy works 46 hour week"  big freakin deal.

 

secondly, take a look at the numbers given.

 

regular wage of 70-80k for a call centre employee (allbeit 111 so requiring decent training)  seems very high relative to what I know about call centre wages (and having worked in one before), but nevertheless if we are to believe the story then this person earnt, at most, 80k standard + 20k overtime, grand total $100k.

 

even if that person only worked 40 hours per week, that is an average hourly wage of $48, significantly less than the $67 quoted in the story.  And if we believe the other part where the guy worked an extra 300 hours in the year, (46 hour work week) then the average hourly wage is only $42.

 

where the heck does the $67 come from is what I want to know.  That equates to a pro rata salary of $140k,  to work in a call centre.  Please,  let me apply for this job in a call centre where I can work 46 hours a week and get $130k.