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Optimist Economy

No Overtime for the Supervisor of Sandwiches

Optimist Economy

Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi

Public Policy, Economics, Government, Economy

4.9 • 829 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

It wasn’t just hourly factory jobs that were supposed to come with a 40-hour workweek. Even salaried jobs were supposed to get overtime pay, though very few do do anymore. Overtime protections are the only legal mechanism enforcing work-hour limits, and for 50 years, the salary threshold that determines who qualifies to receive overtime has been left to erode. Employers found another workaround too: just call the sandwich maker a "sandwich manager." Now, the new no-tax-on-overtime deduction isn't protecting workers — it's rewarding the kind of overwork it was overtime was originally designed to punish. Fixing the law governing overtime would be a huge and instant boost not just to the U.S. economy, but to our work-life balance.


Chapters:
00:01:43 Announcements
00:02:32 Retcon: Economic data reliability
00:05:54 Terms & Conditions: Tenterhooks; Perquisite 
00:08:23 Big Pilcrow: Overtime 
00:45:27 Executive Orders: Badge of shame for working past 40 hours; more colorful cars
00:46:52 Spiritual Sponsors: Awesome first bosses; Faraday e-bike

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Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:10.0

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0:19.0

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0:22.3

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0:25.7

because I've been a CEO of business. You'll come away from each episode of Brew Markets,

0:29.1

able to ask the questions that help you strengthen your market knowledge. New episodes drop every

0:33.5

weekday afternoon. So tune in to Brew Markets wherever you get your podcasts.

0:39.0

You know, if you're listening, you can't tell then I'm wearing sunglasses,

0:41.9

but I do feel like it's altering my persona to be wearing sunglasses inside at 3 p.m.

0:49.3

It's like cool Catherine is the host today.

0:52.0

Like not economist Catherine and Edwards, just like your girl, Catherine, talking.

0:57.0

Chill.

1:03.6

Hello, and welcome to Optimist Economy.

1:05.5

I'm economist, Catherine Ann Edwards.

1:07.3

I'm editor Robin Rousey.

1:09.3

On this show, we believe the U.S. economy can be better,

1:11.5

and we talk about how to get there one problem and solution at a time.

1:20.8

This week on Anonymous Economy, we're both wearing sunglasses.

1:25.9

We are wearing some... I have some type of eye thing going on.

1:32.8

A blood vessel popped in my eye, and I look like...

1:35.6

This is a deep cut, but for you Star Trek fans, I look like Data when he's like half

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