[reaperducer]

If you're on salary, that costs nothing to the business, so they don't care until it starts to impact them...

It depends on if you work for a good company or not.

Several times a year I have to make a decision about the direction and handling of projects based on how many hours it will take, divided into my salary.

Salaried workers aren't free labor. Wasting their time means they're not doing something more useful, and likely more profitable, for the company.