Place I'm at is asking for a one day extension. They want to prorate my monthly rate by dividing 30 days instead of business days. Wanted to know if this is odd. My current contract caps at 40/week

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So you’re not on a day rate but a monthly rate? This just sounds like a way to pay you less. Divide by the number of days you work in a month, don’t accept 1/30th of your monthly.

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Caps at 40hr/week*. So I don't work weekends.

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Spilled milk. It’s just a day. Its worth more in the long run to be cool and make better agreements in the future. Part of lancing is eating it every so often, so make sure you get compensated on your own terms.

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Don’t ever take another monthly rate gig again. This hurts you (as you can see ) as well as everyone else. Do not accept monthlies. Always hourly - and day rate as a last resort.

No weekly. No monthly

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Agree with editor that’s insane

Nope don’t do it.

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