Are you asking as salaried staff, a contractor or startup founder? Seems to me that many managers will extract as much work out of you as they can get away wit

Are you asking as salaried staff, a contractor or startup founder? Seems to me that many managers will extract as much work out of you as they can get away with. In some companies you are simply expected to work 70-80 hours a week - not only in programming, but in accounting and law firms too.