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I think generalizing in either direction is a waste of time. Surely where you live won't have that much effect on whether you've decided to work overtime or not

• contingencies 10y ago
  Plural of anecdote!
• Symbiote 10y ago
  In some countries there are many more rules about working time. For example, in the EU it's not permitted to work more than 48 hours per week on average. As far as I know, that includes "on call" time. http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=706&langId=en&intPageId=205 http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=706&langId=en&intP...
  • roel_v 10y ago
    What does that have to do with anything? Are you implying there is nobody within the EU that works more than 48 hours, or that somehow magically people who call it a day after 40 hours have the same career perspective as those who don't?
    • Symbiote 10y ago
      > A Google site-reliability engineer starts work at 9 a.m., leaves at 7 p.m., and works in the evenings until about 10 p.m. That's 11-12 hours per day, which in the EU would limit him to four working days per week. For someone working normal hours but also on call, if they respond to an incident during the week they're likely to be given e.g. Friday afternoon off in return. > career perspective Did you mean prospects, or something else? I'm sure it makes a difference in some companies, but there are plenty where it doesn't impress anyone.
  • viraptor 10y ago
    It includes the time you actually do the on-call work, but not the time when you're just available / waiting.