> I'm sure some teams work longer hours than others. That's actually a point I implied but didn't expand. If you don't set a standard, any one employee's expe

> I'm sure some teams work longer hours than others. That's actually a point I implied but didn't expand. If you don't set a standard, any one employee's experience is going to depend on the local subculture. So it's a lottery. Maybe I'm in the team composed of grizzled 3-4 year veterans, who've seen it all, some of whom have young families or hobbies outside of work. Or I fluke into the team of whizkids who moved to Palo Alto 3 months ago, straight out of college, and who have no social life and nothing to do except work at the most exciting stuff they've ever done in their lives. Alternatively, I can work at a company where 40 hours is always 40 hours, no matter what project you're on, no matter what your life situation is, no matter how long you've worked there -- and regardless of when the Big Project Is Launching.