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A great way to get burned out as work encroaches on every aspect of your life. No thank you.

leetrout 4y ago
It depends on what you are doing throughout the day. I think you are right that people may likely spend more time working in the end. We are all different, though. My ideal situation is to do deep work for 4 hours everyday and focus on the marathon not the dash.
- calderwoodra 4y ago
  agreed - for me I prefer to do customer support, meetings and bug fixing in the morning, then deep focus work after 10pm.
Ancalagon 4y ago
Agreed. My gf was recently asked to attend 5am meetings on her thursdays and Fridays. Her stance is a little different than mine, I would’ve outright refused but she accepted. Her boss said she could go back to sleep right after the meetings but we all know that’s not as easy as it sounds
mattbee 4y ago
I work exactly as this article describes, but 25 hours per week. It feels like I am doing the productive 25 hours of a 37 hour work week. I log my hours pretty accurately, which I think makes it a better deal for my employer - no commuting, nothing social, and I'm picking the most productive hours for me. I've also got some freedom to switch between tasks (writing, coding, it's largely only teaching needs me to stick to appointments). It absolutely feels like work fitting around my life (kids, gym, family visits) rather than the other way round. I work some (even most) evenings, but only because I like to take bits of the day "off". I agree this would be a horrible encroaching way to work for an employer who expects tHE exTRa MiLe, but those guys are horrible to work for already.
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- danielheath 4y ago
  My team (4 devs) does this (<25h a week / fully flexible/async). Some people need structure. It's a terrible arrangement for them. Some people need training & mentorship. It's a terrible arrangement for them, too. For experienced staff who are comfortable working with minimal support & direction, it's been the Best Thing Ever. Not everything suits everyone, and that's okay.
maccard 4y ago
Not necessarily. Ive worked with American companies from the UK for most of my career. A flexible work environment means I can go golfing at 9:30 on a Tuesday morning when it's sunny and my partner is in the office, or I can work a Saturday morning when I want a Monday morning as a swap because I have a concert on the next city over and I won't make the last train home (both of these are examples of what I've done in the last 6 months).

It depends on what you are doing throughout the day. I think you are right that people may likely spend more time working in the end. We are all different, though. My ideal situation is to do deep work for 4 hours everyday and focus on the marathon not the dash.

calderwoodra 4y ago
agreed - for me I prefer to do customer support, meetings and bug fixing in the morning, then deep focus work after 10pm.

Ancalagon 4y ago

Agreed. My gf was recently asked to attend 5am meetings on her thursdays and Fridays. Her stance is a little different than mine, I would’ve outright refused but she accepted. Her boss said she could go back to sleep right after the meetings but we all know that’s not as easy as it sounds

mattbee 4y ago

I work exactly as this article describes, but 25 hours per week. It feels like I am doing the productive 25 hours of a 37 hour work week. I log my hours pretty accurately, which I think makes it a better deal for my employer - no commuting, nothing social, and I'm picking the most productive hours for me. I've also got some freedom to switch between tasks (writing, coding, it's largely only teaching needs me to stick to appointments). It absolutely feels like work fitting around my life (kids, gym, family visits) rather than the other way round. I work some (even most) evenings, but only because I like to take bits of the day "off". I agree this would be a horrible encroaching way to work for an employer who expects tHE exTRa MiLe, but those guys are horrible to work for already.

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danielheath 4y ago
My team (4 devs) does this (<25h a week / fully flexible/async). Some people need structure. It's a terrible arrangement for them. Some people need training & mentorship. It's a terrible arrangement for them, too. For experienced staff who are comfortable working with minimal support & direction, it's been the Best Thing Ever. Not everything suits everyone, and that's okay.

maccard 4y ago

Not necessarily. Ive worked with American companies from the UK for most of my career. A flexible work environment means I can go golfing at 9:30 on a Tuesday morning when it's sunny and my partner is in the office, or I can work a Saturday morning when I want a Monday morning as a swap because I have a concert on the next city over and I won't make the last train home (both of these are examples of what I've done in the last 6 months).