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I think there is a distinction to make here about working extra hours because you want to and being told you have to work those extra hours. My company is focu

I think there is a distinction to make here about working extra hours because you want to and being told you have to work those extra hours. My company is focused on work-life balance and goes to great lengths to not ever explicitly say that one should work some extra hours this week. But I regularly work 60 hours/week anyway because I'm the lead on a major project and want it to succeed and anyway, I love doing it. I'm not sure if I would do it if the company said I had to work 60 hours. I think the productivity of working extra hours is entirely based on the context.

cimmanom 8y ago
In a lot of places this is an implicit rather than an explicit expectation, which makes it more culturally acceptable. It can also be “optional” in the sense that you won’t get fired for underperformance if you don’t put in extra hours, but if you want a bonus/raise/promotion (or to be protected from the next round of layoffs) you need to “demonstrate your dedication” with presenteeism.