is engineering really 9-5?

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Yes, all hours worked must be recorded but that doesn’t mean the employee gets paid for those >40. What it really means is a) if you work on projects for more than one client the government gets a lower per hour rate billed b) the company gets to boast about a low average billing rate. Notice that neither of these things benefit the engineer.

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<p>You are correct. The engineer may not get paid for hours past 40. I am saying from my experience that an engineer can find out that type of contractual information before starting that project. Depending on how the supply/demand is for your specialty, one can decide to pass up on contacts like those.</p>

<p>I know I do.</p>