Overtime pay

It seems to me that many writers are suggesting that overtime pay is part of a base pay. When reporting pay, they are using overtime as persons yearly pay. It should not be reported as such. Many workers in the northeast work overtime to make ends meet. My feeling is that it should be for more than making ends meet. To buy things maybe you would not normally buy. Take vacation to an island for relaxation. The recent surge in pay across the USA is reaction to the high cost of living. People at a white-collar job are showing jealousy towards trade workers. By attacking the pay rate. Attaching overtime to the article to suggest it is their base rate. I have noticed this reading articles. They also start adding benefits to the article. To bring the base rate up. This is not normal conversation when talking about hourly rate. Normally when talking about an hourly rate we simply use what the rate is and not calculate benefits. This shows jealousy towards the workers. Many in white-collar work need pay increases also. You’re making enough if you’re in the northeast at $80,000 per year (this does not include benefits). You will have a hard time surviving without overtime because of the cost of living in these areas. Boston, New York, New Jersey and others. When writing an article about a worker asking for an hourly rate increase let’s keep it to what they make per hour. Then we know you are reporting and not bashing the workers who are simply asking for a rase to sustain a living. Maybe you should ask for a raise also. $60 per hour in the northeast is not out of hand for a career employment. A job that requires knowledge and training. It not huge amount it is what’s required to live in these areas of the country