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Oprah's a Generous Boss

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If you've ever complained about having to work a minute over your usual '8 hour work shift' please remind yourself of this story. Oprah Winfrey is a tough boss but when push comes to shove, she's not stingy.

Oprah gave one dedicated staff member $65,000 in overtime. Talk about dedication! Carla Bird put in 800 hours of overtime, carried out from January to April 2007, according to the New York Post

Oprah's communications boss Lisa Halliday says, "Many of our employees contribute significant hours of overtime during our production season. This is quite common within the television industry. "From January to April 2007, this employee legitimately accumulated approximately 800 hours of overtime."

Getting paid big dollars is great and all but this chick was literally putting almost 18 hours a day. What’s the point of getting paid all that overtime if you don't have any time to spend it??

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loo loo
yeah, but it's only 18 hrs days for a few months while they're in production- i'm sure she took a hell of a vacation once that season was over! i'd do it in a heartbeat!
Posted 1 year 3 months ago


Lala
Where the heck do you get 18 hour days? Do the math, it doesnt add up.
Posted 1 year 3 months ago


Lala
I wouldnt say oprah is generious for paying someone money that they worked hard for. Go figure, oprah gets comlpiments for paying her employees. Think people are a little crazy for oprah.
Posted 1 year 3 months ago


Lalalalooney
I'll pray for Oprah, her hard-working employees, her too-liberal TV show, and the IQ-challenged president of the U S of A.
Posted 1 year 3 months ago


Sarah
Carla never worked 80 hours of overtime. That's why the employees at Harpo are so pissed off. She lied on her time card and stole money from Ms. Winfrey. A white girl was asked to resign from Harpo because she had a film career but this African American theif remains employed? Seems like someone is playing favorites!!!! It pays to be black.
Posted 1 year 3 months ago


Traydayz
We are talking about 1 got dam employee and you have the nerve to hate and say it pays to be black? Well it pays to be white when she giving out cars to the audience and remodeling houses. get the fuck outwith that shit. Oprah gives to all races of people.
Posted 1 year 1 month ago

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