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A lot (maybe most) programming jobs in the US are 9-5 but they're not at companies or places HN would be interested in discussing.
by sotojuan 10y ago
A lot (maybe most) programming jobs in the US are 9-5 but they're not at companies or places HN would be interested in discussing.
- deskamess 10y agoUnfortunately there are a lot of jobs in North America that are stated as 9-5 but include unpaid on-call and overtime. There are laws that make it so that IT does not have to be paid overtime.
- kemiller2002 10y agoI have to disagree with this. Most IT jobs in the U.S. aren't 9-5. Every place I've interviewed have always hinted at the fact that it's not a 40 hour a week job. This may sound jaded, but companies really do expect to get more than what they pay for, and it's not just the silicon valley ones. I think the real issue is that most programmers feel a dedication and passion to what they do and they want to see the project succeed, and so the get taken advantage of.
- copperx 10y agoIt's ridiculous to frame it like that. I'm sure most surgeons also want to make sure their patients benefit from a surgery, but I'm sure they don't get taken advantage of.