conversation: User (black05pr3y): "So, after two years of working in a health care facility and really turning the building around from a property management standpoint, I went to my bosses and told them I needed an increase to my pay.  I told them that 10,000 was the increase I was looking for, and would not accept less.  So after a couple weeks of delay, the company finally sat down and made their offer, and that offer was exactly $10,000.  This was great, it added nearly 20% to my annual salary.  \n\nWhen I was hired, I fought to be an hourly employee, because I knew that property maintenance can be a round the clock, on call 24 7 365 kind of gig.  Since the company had sought me out for employment, they really had to give into this in order to bring me on board.  \n\nSo, imagine my surprise when I try to clock in that the timeclock would not accept my punch.  I immediately asked HR what was up, and she said that I had been changed over from hourly to salary.  Now, none of this was discussed in the meetings I had with my bosses, and so far i haven't even signed an agreement on the increase.  I'm pretty heated over this, since again, I know that I can quickly lose myself in 60+ hour weeks, and that would completely negate any increase for me.  \n\nI want to reach out to my bosses to discuss this with them.  I've given myself overnight to calm down, but I'm still pretty upset and feel slighted in this process.\n\n\nDoes anyone have any advice to give for me to move ahead here?  I'm in NJ, USA if that helps.\n\nThanks\n\nEdit to say: the company also still owes me for 7 weeks of retro pay for all of this as well."
  Self: "It sounds like you accidentally asked to be changed to salaried.\n\nIf you're an hourly employee you should have asked for a $5/hour raise, not a $10,000 one.\n\nI mean, all you can really do is go back and talk to your boss."
  