Originally Posted by
HandyHansell
This keeps coming up and needs to be laid to rest.
Per diem is NOT compensation. End of story.
You do not work 5 months a year! No you do not. You work the ENTIRE year. You can not work Jan-May and then call it a year. NOPE. You work 12 months a year, end of discussion.
First definition of compensation in my dictionary:
the action or process of awarding someone money as a recompense for loss, injury, or
suffering. Seems fitting.
PD is not income, I agree, but it is part of the total package. To honestly compare 2 jobs you look at everything, including per diem. There are plenty of jobs were you don’t get as much PD, don’t keep the points, pay for health insurance, go to crappy hotels and are on call 24/7. It counts.
On the 5 month thing, exactly!! Like office workers saying they work less than a 1/4 of the year (2000 out of every 8760 hours).