I think this depends on where you are, in my experience north Americans tend to work far more hours than people from northen europe. The normal working hours w

I think this depends on where you are, in my experience north Americans tend to work far more hours than people from northen europe. The normal working hours where I come from is around 37 hours. I have a 36 hours work week with all overtime must be taken as time off at some other time. (of cause there are also people who work more).