I suspect setting the bar at 20h sends a reasonably strong signal. Even if people do overwork, they should only do it with that as a baseline, which should kee

I suspect setting the bar at 20h sends a reasonably strong signal. Even if people do overwork, they should only do it with that as a baseline, which should keep anyone from 80 hour workweeks far away (why would I work there for 80h/week when Netflix would pay me 2-4x for that much work?) You might see people working 40h/week but I'm not seeing why that is bad for the company or culture. I think you're pushing at "there will be people who really want a pay raise and they will work long hours to get it" but I honestly just don't see that happening. It only happens if it's rewarded, and they've set up what seems to be a strong culture that motivates people to not work too much. It seems like their current culture consists of people who don't want to be defined by their work. The post notes this explicitly. If the employees will overwork, I suspect it will be on their side projects, and more power to them