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I was working for a small business once and they owners patronisingly asked "How much commitment do you think it'll take for this business to work? 110%. We wor

• smileysteve 11y ago
  You should have replied with any number of studies that show that < 40 hours is more productive. Also, if they suggest you multi-task.
  • vacri 11y ago
    No, it was the right response. "I get paid for a 40 hour week. Nothing substantial comes to me if I work more. If the company does very well, I might get a relatively small bonus." There isn't the same payoff for working nights as there is for the entrepreneur. The entrepreneur's risk can pay off big time. The employee's risk rarely pays off, and when it does, it's paltry in comparison.
    • smileysteve 11y ago
      > There isn't the same payoff for working nights as there is for the entrepreneur My point is mostly in the studies that show that working more hours a week is less productive. The brain gets tired, it makes more errors, it gets stuck in a zone and does not choose the best way of doing things. Yes, founders get more payoff if they are more successful, but most psychology studies show that extra hours in most activities cause a massive drop in final productivity. More hours = poorly architected + more bugs + more frustration = less product. Founder or Employee.