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This is such an American problem. I moved from the EU to the US so I have always been pretty strict with work hours. I finish at 17 and don't work on weekends.
by gonzalohm 7mo ago
This is such an American problem. I moved from the EU to the US so I have always been pretty strict with work hours. I finish at 17 and don't work on weekends.
I have applied the same approach in the US and I have never had anyone tell me that I have to put in more hours. However, I see a lot of movement over the weekend and at weird times (people working past midnight). But the thing is that no one is really forcing them, I think this way of thinking is embedded within the average American relationship with work.
I have observed this in my wife too. She stays past her contract hours but mostly because a lot of people in her company do the same.
I think this is a "self reinforcing peer pressure problem"
- nicbou 7mo agoI moved from Canada to Germany to avoid that work culture. Everytime I visit home, I feel like everyone is working all the time. When I work with North American colleagues, I have to explicitly tell them that I don't expect a reaction outside of office hours. As the tweet goes: > Europeans' out of offices are like "I will not be working until 18 September. All emails will be automatically deleted." > Americans: "I am in the hospital. Email responses may be delayed by up to 30 mins. Sorry for the inconvenience! If urgent, please reach me in the ER at..."
- SirFatty 7mo ago"This is such an American problem. I moved from the EU to the US " So move back.. problem solved.
- biglyburrito 7mo agoOr maybe the American problem should be solved.
- gonzalohm 6mo agoAs I explained in my comment, it is not a problem for me. But the author of the post makes it seem like it's a universal problem