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Silicon Valley wouldn't exist if those would be paid. It's one of the small 'perks' of making a 6 digit salary. You work so many unpaid overtime hours that your
by ulfw 12y ago
Silicon Valley wouldn't exist if those would be paid. It's one of the small 'perks' of making a 6 digit salary. You work so many unpaid overtime hours that your actual hourly wage isn't THAT high anymore. (especially if you also take only 10 vacation days into account etc)
- walterbell 12y agoA counter-argument is that overtime implements a necessary feedback loop against poor management and project planning. Overworking creative staff may not be optimal for innovation.
- ulfw 12y agoIt clearly isn't. I highly doubt people who work 10-12hr days actually really get efficient creative work done for those hours.
- michaelochurch 12y agoSilicon Valley wouldn't exist if those would be paid. If that's the case, then Silicon Valley doesn't deserve to exist. The only people for whom it's reasonable to expect unpaid overtime are genuine founders with real control over the company and their place in it, and who will get real rewards if it succeeds, You work so many unpaid overtime hours that your actual hourly wage isn't THAT high anymore. Maybe you do. Except on projects with direct benefit to your career, it's a waste of time and you'd be better off to stop. You don't get more respect by being a chump. You just get loaded with more grunt work. You want your bosses to think you have leadership potential, not that you're a hard worker who can be used as a garbage disposal for stuff no one else wants to do, or who will accept abuse downwind of others' mistakes (understaffing, bad planning, etc.) especially if you also take only 10 vacation days into account Don't work for shitty companies. Three weeks is the absolute minimum.