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Dutch here. Haven't worked more than 32 hours a week in 20 years. I did downgrade to 24 a week for a while, convinced my boss I wanted to do a masters and he le

by Lutger 4y ago

Dutch here. Haven't worked more than 32 hours a week in 20 years. I did downgrade to 24 a week for a while, convinced my boss I wanted to do a masters and he let me. Salary was just enough to pay for everything. Its mostly normal to work 32 hours in my country. I feel 32 should be the norm actually. In my line of work - software development, 32, 36 and 40 hours are all very common. Less than 32 is really uncommon though, as a salaried employee. I consider 32 hours to be a full-time job these days and noticed a lot of people around me are starting to do the same.

krageon 4y ago
> Dutch > mostly normal to work 32 hour It is absolutely not if you work in the tech sector. The expectation is full-time and this is 40 hours at most companies.
- tmnvdb 4y ago
  When I working in NL (small embedded tech company) all my colleagues were doing 32 hrs. My friend in different company did the same. Some companies do have a 40 hr culture, but it's quite normal to do 32 hrs in my experience. I Live in Vienna now, most of my colleagues do 32 hrs. Boss doesn't love it, but it's better than losing people.
- cr1895 4y ago
  I’d interpret their comment as 32 hour weeks being normal and acceptable, whether or not it is most common.
- fakelvis 4y ago
  Agree on this, and not just in tech. I work for a large financial co in NL (~50k employees) and 36-hour contracts are the standard for all full-time employees. 32 is considered part-time for us. Regardless, most people certainly work 4 days a week here. Of all my friends and contacts, I think I know of only a handful working 5 days a week.
- Lutger 4y ago
  That is strange. I am working in the tech sector and it is normal and accepted everywhere I work. Maybe not the norm, at some companies most people work 40 hours - but its not like 32 is unacceptable. Maybe its different for people in leadership positions, or embedded development or some other domain I am not so familiar with?

by Lutger 4y ago

krageon 4y ago

> Dutch > mostly normal to work 32 hour It is absolutely not if you work in the tech sector. The expectation is full-time and this is 40 hours at most companies.

tmnvdb 4y ago
When I working in NL (small embedded tech company) all my colleagues were doing 32 hrs. My friend in different company did the same. Some companies do have a 40 hr culture, but it's quite normal to do 32 hrs in my experience. I Live in Vienna now, most of my colleagues do 32 hrs. Boss doesn't love it, but it's better than losing people.
cr1895 4y ago
I’d interpret their comment as 32 hour weeks being normal and acceptable, whether or not it is most common.
fakelvis 4y ago
Agree on this, and not just in tech. I work for a large financial co in NL (~50k employees) and 36-hour contracts are the standard for all full-time employees. 32 is considered part-time for us. Regardless, most people certainly work 4 days a week here. Of all my friends and contacts, I think I know of only a handful working 5 days a week.
Lutger 4y ago
That is strange. I am working in the tech sector and it is normal and accepted everywhere I work. Maybe not the norm, at some companies most people work 40 hours - but its not like 32 is unacceptable. Maybe its different for people in leadership positions, or embedded development or some other domain I am not so familiar with?