in that it is that low. I would think in our digitally connected world that people (even hourly) are working much more without being paid. The text messages, emails, voice mails and phone calls are many times off the clock. I know of many co-workers who while technically hourly are listening to the vm's on the way to work, checking text messages and responding to them while at home. You really can't get away, so that you are working the hours, just not receiving the pay for doing so. Something like electronic wage theft.

My DH does many hours of unpaid work, checking emails, responding to said emails and phone messages that don't count in his work time.

And the next week we are all overworked. Good grief it is a wonder nobody has any answers or action to be taken.

that many of us are vastly overworked, the question is do we get paid for that work and I suspect the answer is most likely not.

I teach elementary school: 9 to 10 hour days. I drive limo wine tours on Saturdays: another 7 hours. I go up to school on Sundays to plan and prepare: another 5 to 6 hours. The school year is a grind, but summer is nice. I have about 5 years until retirement, so I am salting it away for that. Also, I am not married, no kids, so time is my only real sacrifice.

Was this busy schedule one of the reasons why you did not start a family?

Marriage and family were cards that just didn't fall my way.

It seems you have a schedule you are happy with (a little to busy for me). I worked two jobs for many years in retail. I am happy with my M-F work life and hope I can keep it that way

past 58 or 59 as a reward for busting my hump now. And it does work well given that I like to stay busy and associate with a lot of people, though I'd prefer to be earning 75 K per year teaching. Oh well.

BTW, welcome to DU.

The jobs paying wages where overtime might be possible all schedule you for far less time than would trigger the overtime in most cases, e.g. retail and fast food.
My partner is scheduled a maximum of 32.5 hours per week (7.5 hours/day) so that he can't possibly hit the O/T limit at 8 hrs. In effect his pay has been reduced by 7.5/40 = 18.75%.
BUT with a nominal hourly rate of 14.25/hr (at over 40 yrs old) his boss thinks he's being well paid. If you take 14.25 * 81.25% = 11.57/hr is his real pay rate.
AND his retail chain has cancelled all the bonus plans that used to make him money. Last years W2 was over 20% less than the year before. He's being royally screwed and we don't seem to be able to do a thing about it. Frankly the focus on just fast food for a $15 minimum wage angers me. After 20 years of loyal service and excellent sales results he's still getting nothing close to that.