<prompt> Human: Pharmaceutical industry related job offer starting at 35k as a supporttrainee position. The company contracts out to pharma companies and provides a service and has been around for just over 5 years. Job requires a STEM degree and knowledge of the field. Expected to work some weekends and nights to finish projects. Does being salaried under 47k immediately put me in the nonexempt category based on the fair labor standards act? Or does the nature of the job having some prior knowledge give this a professional exemption status? The owner of the company has been saying that the small size is to blame for lack of benefits and OT pay.  <response>: 1 if the opportunity for growth is quick and not 5 plus years, then a training position that s paid is not bad. however if the company is so small they cant even get any benefits or overtime then how is there room for growth if anything use it for some pay and training and if you can seek out better positions over your time there. 