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I worked at StreetEasy for 3 years (helping lead the dev team and writing lots of code) when it was a fast growing startup and we didn't work a 4 day week, but
by conorh 13y ago
I worked at StreetEasy for 3 years (helping lead the dev team and writing lots of code) when it was a fast growing startup and we didn't work a 4 day week, but we worked normal business hours (9-5,10-6'ish) and never ever worked weekends - unless you felt like working on some code. One of the co-founders there had the opinion that we were in it for the long haul, not for the sprint, so why burn out early. This seemed to work out well [1].
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-19/zillow-paying-50-million-for-real-estate-website-streeteasy.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-19/zillow-paying-50-mi...
- graue 13y agoCongrats on your company's success! However, I'm surprised that you single out a 40-hour work week as though it's something exceptional. Isn't that the standard? I would never consider joining a company that expected me to work weekends. I hope that's not as common as you imply.
- Domenic_S 13y agoWelcome to startups.
- conorh 13y agoYes, it is common in my experience.
- paulhauggis 13y agoIn many companies, it isn't required. But, if you don't do it , you won't get a promotion nor seen as a "team player"