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Majority of tech companies require 7-day work week I've been working as a professional programmer for the last 12 years, in 4 companies as an employee and a co
by ido 13y ago
Majority of tech companies require 7-day work week
I've been working as a professional programmer for the last 12 years, in 4 companies as an employee and a couple others as a consultant/freelancer. In none have I seen 7 day work weeks as a standard, nor have I heard of such from any of my many friends who also work as programmers. Am I an outlier?
PS I agree that tech companies (among others) often have a culture of overworking.
- tlogan 13y agoI put answer in my comment. Here is the answer: This 7-work week is actually based on calculation: 5 days * 10 hours per day + 5 hours on weekends (to check email). All companies I worked required 10 hours per day. 9 to 5 is not looked nice unless you don't login in the evening and "do some emails". Which tech company has 9 to 5?
- vishaldpatel 13y agoThere are plenty of tech companies that are very 9 to 5. People have lives and families outside of work. I've worked at three startups now and have yet to work at one where I routinely worked long hours. Good, competent managers who have lives outside of work definitely helps.
- pclark 13y ago> This 7-work week is actually based on calculation: 5 days * 10 hours per day + 5 hours on weekends (to check email). All companies I worked required 10 hours per day. 9 to 5 is not looked nice unless you don't login in the evening and "do some emails". I cannot believe you think this is the norm for tech companies.
- bcbrown 13y agoI've worked 9-5 type hours at three companies. At my current employer, the office is empty by 6pm.
- enraged_camel 13y ago>>Which tech company has 9 to 5? Plenty do. In fact, outside of the startup world, 9 to 5 is probably much more common in tech than in other industries.
- rfnslyr 13y agoYou poor soul. That is not the standard. I work strictly 7.5 hours a day for 5 days. Anything else = pay me more for my time. If you are working your schedule (10 hours a day, what the actual fuck), you are being taken advantage of.
- Nicholas_C 13y ago>10 hours a day, what the actual fuck I'm confused at your balking. Perhaps because I work in finance and shit hours are the norm, but 10 hours a day is not ridiculous. I work that almost everyday unless it's a busy week.
- miloshadzic 13y agoYeah, finance. That explains it.
- rfnslyr 13y agoI'm in finance...
- Nicholas_C 13y agoWhat do you do in finance?
- rfnslyr 13y agoI develop internal applications in the investment banking sector.
- Nicholas_C 13y agoAh, by in finance I meant working directly in finance. I work as a financial analyst.
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- cunac 13y agoany normal one anything over 40hr is overtime and I expect to get paid for it and not to do too much of it anyhow