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Ask HN: How do you find out if a potential employer will work you to death?
What are some ways I can get an idea if the job is a 40-hour work week vs a 60+ hour work week without explicit asking it?
- jgaa 4y ago> How do you find out if a potential employer will work you to death? The hard way. Like the rest of us ;)
- JetAlone 4y agoYou do not ask them. You tell them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ey6X0TgOrg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ey6X0TgOrg
- muzani 4y agoWhat's wrong with explicitly asking it? I do that and their response says everything. If they're defensive about why everyone needs to work 60+ hours, then that's what you'll get. If they're defensive about how work-life balance is important, then that's what you'll get too.
- ma_advertising 4y agofirst check the location. If you're inside EU, you're safe.
- aintmeit 4y agoIf they have leverage on you, then in effect, you have about as much access to labour rights protections as a slave does.
- idontwantthis 4y agoWhy wouldn’t you ask? You’re afraid of not getting hired by a company that would work you to death?