Do you think those miners are going to get over-time for all that time they were down there?

[LostInAnomie]

That's gotta really rack up after awhile.

[KILL THE WISE ONE]

1. no because they were just hanging out and not mining

[tabatha]

2. Someone has already given

each of them $10,000 and they are going to be monitored for six months.

I doubt any will go back to mining.

There should be many book deals - and they have decided to share all profits from the experience.

[Panaconda]

3. Who's Next?

That's what worries me amidst it all.

[Canuckistanian]

4. Well, they didn't spend anything on meals or transportation

And they weren't doing any billable work......

Oops, my corporate accountant mode just kicked in.

[valerief]

5. They'll be judges on a new reality show called Endurance.

They'll make all kinds of buckos and retire early. Lucky stiffs!!!! (But they've earned it.)

[CoffeeCat]

6. Technically, they never 'punched out'....

...so they were still on the clock during the time that they
were trapped underground.

In all seriousness, I'm sure they get a book and/or movie deal.

[rabs]

7. No, because the mining company

declared bankruptcy in the first weeks.

But there are bennies,

Manchester United has offered to take them to London for a futbol match.

Real Madrid the same.

They have been offered a cruise in the Greek isles.

A miner who admires Elvis has been offered a trip for two to Graceland.

A Chilean millionaire who lives in the U.S. had donated 10,200 dollars to each miner.

[yourout]

8. In a Massey mine here in the US they would get a bill for room and board.

[HopeHoops]

9. Well, maybe. They aren't in the US so they at least have a shot at it.

[uncommon]

10. I heard a local businessman gave each of them $10K already.

They ought to file a suit against the mining company since there was quite a history of negligence, but I imagine these guys will get help from multiple sources.

[NNN0LHI]

11. I got snowed in once for a few days at the auto plant I worked at

We couldn't get home and other employees couldn't make it in to work so management asked us to just stay on the clock and keep working. The first 8 hours was straight time. The next 16 hours were overtime. Then when our regular shift began again the following day we went back to straight time for the first 8 hours because it was our regular shift even though we never punched out.

Thats the way our contract was written.

I never got snowed in again. After that at the first hint of a blizzard and I told management I was going home.

Don