I found out last week that my company, in a cost cutting move, was cutting out over time across the board for all hourly employees. I've worked there for almost six years now and from day one I've had OT scheduled into my day. It's been 2.5 hours minimum per week. This change started on Monday of this week.

When I found out that I was losing hours, I was a little worried. Sitting down and figuring things out (money things) helped a lot. One thing I didn't expect was now that I get off from work and get home earlier than before it's really helped me to relax more in the evenings. Traffic is lighter and I spend less time on the road. I'm taking that extra time to lie down, rest, read, or take a short nap when I get home. It's really improved my evenings quite a bit in just the last four days.

I've got to say...if this keeps up, it is definately going to be more than worth the lost work time.

Lisa