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Most of french people in engineering jobs in France are working late even tho overtime is never paid.
by retinaros 1y ago
Most of french people in engineering jobs in France are working late even tho overtime is never paid.
- Disposal8433 1y agoIn the USA they have the famous 9 to 5. Most developers' jobs in France are "9 to 6 with 2 hours to eat in the middle and unpaid overtime," so I would say both countries are equivalent.
- psalaun 1y agoIn parisian startups it's more 9 to 7 with 30 min lunch breaks.
- pdabbadabba 1y agoI'm not here to debate which country works harder. Among other things, I'm not at all convinced that it's good for a society for people to be so devoted to their jobs. But it's worth pointing out that the U.S.'s famous 9-to-5 is completely inapplicable to any sort of high-demand job. For many people in a demanding profession like tech, a 9-to-5 job would be an absolute (and often unattainable) dream. Where I live (Washington, D.C.) people who want a 9-to-5 will generally leave industry altogether and work for the government. (And even there, a true 9-to-5 can be elusive.)