I am a contractor on a daily rate. I'd appreciate thoughts on how I should approach a conversation with my manager around being expected to do more than 8 hr/day on this daily rate. While I'm not completely inflexible and am happy to do what is required to deliver for our customers, I don't think I should be giving my valuable personal time away free of charge. The customer benefits, my employer profits and I lose time that can never be recovered. Any suggestions on how to best approach this?

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I think you need to communicate that the daily rate only includes 8 hours. If they want more, they need to pay X

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“I can do that today—should I log the extra time, or would you prefer we adjust scope tomorrow?”

This **forces the commercial conversation in real time**.
Don’t Let “Client Needs” Become Unlimited Scope
A common trap:
> “The client needs it”

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I would definitely recommend having them put it in print if they dont want to pay for OT. I would not trust them to "flex" time later. The company is your employer, not your friend. Check if you have a signed agreement on what you are supposed to do regarding overtime.

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This is an issue for your employer to address. What the daily rate means, is for them to enforce.

Forget all the following comments. No one cares about the working class and if you don’t care for yourself then you loose as you have lost. Start your own company, set your own terms. Be fair to both your employees and the clients and remember … a fast buckle bets a slow dim

Most companies scrupulously deter this, because it opens them up to litigation. Big companies have lost class actions and had to give contractors employee benefits.

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