<prompt> Human: Hello, I have been approached by my bosses regarding my raise this year. I am currently salaried. What they are proposing is to no change my salary this year and instead pay me extra for hours worked over the typical 40hr week. They are trying to sell me on this as in the prior year I worked 2380 hrs which results in a 1337; raise equivalent if I would have been under this structure.What I am struggling with is: new volatility in my paycheck every month. It is only a raise if I work more than full time. It is incentivising working more than full time vs. just getting my work done. It is technically a raise all things constant but, it is not depending on how busy we are. I have a personal 401K investing plan that is stepping up my contribution by 237; every year after our raise cycle. If I dont work more than 40hrs a week in a given month, my take home pay is actually less effectively. This makes me second guess my step pan which I dont want to abandon. Work life balance is important to me and having this looming over me all year weirds me out. The boss kept saying, we expect everyone to work at least 2350 so you are sure to get a bonus which really rubbed me the wrong way. When I asked more he said, if you were telling me you plan to work less than 2350, I wouldnt give you a bonus even under the pure salary structure which again rubs me the wrong way. What do you guys think I should do? Should I accept it and move on or push back and counter with a smaller raise, but staying on the pure salary structure? I dont even know if that is an option as they were kind of telling me vs. asking. Any other job in my field would be based on 40hrs roughly and would pay more so this is a tough sell IMO. I 10037; understand it is technically better financially for me to get paid for overtime, but I am not sure given the scenario that I am willing to take it. Help would be much appreciated.  <response>: Any other job in my field would be based on 40hrs roughly and would pay more so this is a tough sell IMO. I 10037; understand it is technically better financially for me to get paid for overtime, but I am not sure given the scenario that I am willing to take it.If thats all true, you should stand firm by it, ask for the raise to base, resist the overtime-driven bonus.If they refuse, go look for a new job which values worklife balance and will be straight with you on a 40hr week with fair base pay. 