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When you work you're selling your effort and time for money. When you work during the weekend without compensation you're just giving your employer free labor.

When you work you're selling your effort and time for money. When you work during the weekend without compensation you're just giving your employer free labor. Lots of people do this because they want to appear reliable, competent or dedicated. But usually it ends up just becoming an expectation of you and people around you. The day you won't do it anymore you will be criticized (maybe not in your face) for it. And it would become expected of you. If the workload is consistently overflowing to your weekend that means you are having issues estimating the time/effort it takes to finish your tasks.

bonyt 7y ago
> If the workload is consistently overflowing to your weekend that means you are having issues estimating the time/effort it takes to finish your tasks. It could also mean that your employer is having issues estimating the time/effort it takes to finish your tasks. Or that they aren't, and just don't care.
- Raed667 7y ago
  From my (limited) experience teams usually estimate tasks themselves à-la "agile". Overconfidence or people trying to show-off can have you underestimating the time it takes for things to be delivered thus causing these kind of situations.
  - muzani 7y ago
    I've seen it go bad both ways. Inexperienced leaders often pressure them to push their estimates down. Also working excess hours tends to screw with estimates as something in the head clicks that you can always work longer if the estimates are off. My estimates are strictly 40 hours/week, no more.
  - elindbe2 7y ago
    In my (limited) experience, managers tend to guide (or force) team estimates down.
johnwheeler 7y ago
Don’t work weekends if you don’t want to. That’s just silly and it hurts coworker morale because people think they need to keep up with you. When you’re on your deathbed, you’re not going to wish you spent more time working for your employer.

bonyt 7y ago

> If the workload is consistently overflowing to your weekend that means you are having issues estimating the time/effort it takes to finish your tasks. It could also mean that your employer is having issues estimating the time/effort it takes to finish your tasks. Or that they aren't, and just don't care.

Raed667 7y ago
From my (limited) experience teams usually estimate tasks themselves à-la "agile". Overconfidence or people trying to show-off can have you underestimating the time it takes for things to be delivered thus causing these kind of situations.
- muzani 7y ago
  I've seen it go bad both ways. Inexperienced leaders often pressure them to push their estimates down. Also working excess hours tends to screw with estimates as something in the head clicks that you can always work longer if the estimates are off. My estimates are strictly 40 hours/week, no more.
- elindbe2 7y ago
  In my (limited) experience, managers tend to guide (or force) team estimates down.

johnwheeler 7y ago

Don’t work weekends if you don’t want to. That’s just silly and it hurts coworker morale because people think they need to keep up with you. When you’re on your deathbed, you’re not going to wish you spent more time working for your employer.