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Why it's OK to leave a tech job at 5 p.m.
- paulhauggis 15y agoThis is why it's important to have a secondary source of income (most likely a business) and money in the bank. If I'm required to work past 5 for too long (once in awhile, it's fine), I find work elsewhere. It's worked pretty well so far.
- JoachimSchipper 15y agoUse http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3848889 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3848889 instead.
- mwd_ 15y agoAnybody have stories about negative consequences after they decided to leave at a normal time instead of staying late? I leave at 5, assuming everything's in order, and nobody has ever mentioned anything to me. I also like to get in at 9, even if most other people arrive around 10 -- I love that quiet time in the mornings. One thing I have noticed is that some people who work late are stuck in a horrible cycle of coming to work late, slacking off, then trying to make up for it by staying in until 7 or later.
- bryanlarsen 15y ago9-5 means you're either not working 8 hours, or you're working without taking any good sized breaks. The former might get you in trouble, but the latter is more likely to cause sub-standard work.
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