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In tech in SV, so many stupid things happen because people work too much. Self-organizing is a challenge as well though.
by thatfrenchguy 8y ago
In tech in SV, so many stupid things happen because people work too much. Self-organizing is a challenge as well though.
- toomuchtodo 8y agoSo let’s legislate a four day work week. The productivity gains to justify it already exist, they’ve existed for decades.
- ajmurmann 8y agoI wonder if that would have to happen globally. We are still competing with companies in other countries. Chinese startups subscribe to the 996 schedule (9am-9pm, 6 days/week). I'm not sure if 954 allows us to compete.
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- squeaky-clean 8y agoWhy not? We're currently competing with 955.
- kngzhi 8y agoI'm pretty astonishing about that movement happening in the West(or USA only?). Because, by contrast, in China, 996 is the current trend in tech companies.
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- seanmcdirmid 8y ago> Because, by contrast, in China, 996 is the current trend in tech companies. Only very poorly run ones with crappy per-hour productivity.
- ajmurmann 8y agoI don't think we've really gotten to the phase (at least in software) where we are directly competing outside of China. I think we are starting to compete in markets like India. I'd be surprised if in a few years we won't be fighting over US market share. The recent Reddit investment by Tencent might be a harbinger of things to come. Edit: I very much hope I'm wrong. I do see a danger of a future where a small percentage of people work long hours and everyone else is unemployed.
- eeZah7Ux 8y agoCompetition has little to do with working hours. If anything you have to look at hourly rate and company revenue divided employee-hour
- driverdan 8y agoMore hours does not mean more output. Productivity decreases significantly when you work those kinds of hours regularly.