I work for a company where I am paid hourly, and time is reported by minutes. Each job I am given has a time allotted for the job to be finished within. For example: 60 minutes. These times are based on the average time it should take a person to complete the job, but I have found that most of the jobs I have been given have a pretty generous allotted time and I am done much sooner. My minutes are reported on my honor.
I do quite a bit of work for this company and the only projects that I do for them that have come close (or slightly over) the allotted time are resets. When I first started working these jobs, some did take me closer to the allotted time, but many of these jobs are monthly where I have developed a routine, so I am much more efficient.
The problem comes down to the fact that because I finish the projects quickly and when I report my time, sometimes I am actually "costing" myself money by being too efficient. KWIM? I've even tried "slowing down" but still don't come close to the allotted time.
So, what would you do? Would you report for the time allotted to do the job even if it didn't take you that long? These are a lot of 15, 30, 45, and 60 minute jobs. Just curious?
I do group my projects together as much as possible. But when I have one that is 15, and two that are 30 minutes, and one that is 45, but it only takes me 65 minutes to do all of them and I had to wait for the manager to sign (which could be another 10 to 15 minutes!) plus my drive time of 20 minutes each way...sometimes I feel like I am shooting myself in the foot!
Another company I work for is the same way, however their jobs usually take me right at or just shy of the allotted time. I guess their estimates of what an average person can complete are more accurate.