Agreement: I AgreeBody: Dear Editor I agree very much with this excellent article and especially that exception reporting is a sticking plaster for failings in wider terms, conditions, and working patterns. But the same argument surely applies to the BMA's constant use of "hourly rate" comparisons of doctors' pay with other occupations, professions, and industries. Most doctors in the NHS (except locums or GP partners) are salaried professionals, not pieceworkers or contractors or zero hours employees. David Oliver No competing Interests: YesThe following competing Interests: Electronic Publication Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025 - 11:33AI use: No, I have not used AIHighwire Comment Subject: Resident doctors shouldn’t depend on exception reportingWorkflow State: ReleasedFull Title: Re: Resident doctors shouldn’t depend on exception reporting Highwire Comment Response to: Resident doctors shouldn’t depend on exception reportingCheck this box if you would like your letter to appear anonymously:: Last Name: OliverFirst name and middle initial: DavidEmail: davidoliver372@googlemail.comAddress: BerkshireOccupation: consultant physicianAffiliation: NHSBMJ: Additional Article Info: Rapid responseTwitter: @mancunianmedic