If they want to work, let them. When they deliver something significant, give them a few extra days off. IMO, nothing is more destructive to a development or

If they want to work, let them. When they deliver something significant, give them a few extra days off. IMO, nothing is more destructive to a development organization than being rigid about hours worked. In my 20s, I would work 60-80 hrs per weeks for months at a time. When I delivered, I would blow off whole days at the golf course, playing early rudimentary video games (it was the 80s), sometimes for 3-4 weeks. Drove my boss crazy. But his boss understood and kept folks off my case. When I moved into mgmt, I maintained the philosophy. It’s what the developer delivers, not the hours they work or when.