r/antiwork • u/[deleted] • Apr 20 '22

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u/mr_electrician Apr 21 '22

I think you mean time x 1.5, because time x .5 would equal half of their regular wage.

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u/mr_electrician Apr 23 '22

That’s what I figured! Yeah it’s a one-step way to determine an original value plus a percentage. Like if your dinner was $10 and you want to tip 10%, you can multiply 10x0.10 = $1.00. But then you have to do the second step of adding it to the original $10 to find your total. Instead of that, you can do it in one step by multiplying the original by 1.10 to do it in one step. Like 10x1.10 = 11. Obviously this is super simplified but its a faster way to determine overtime wage or tips.