Ask HN: Has anyone refused to work in a typical 9-5 job? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone refused to work in a typical 9-5 job?

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Post by fakeer » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 10:47 AM UTC

raghava wrote: post #9

justforthispost wrote: post #5

I'm in Japan and I've been unemployed for about 5 months. It's not that I'm holding for the "perfect" job. I just wanted a "decent" programming job. I don't mind working overtime, I just don't want to work 70+ hours every week. I'm OK with working "under stress", but I don't want to work for xenophobic bullies like my last boss. I don't even expect to do truly exciting work (for instance working at a company like Goo…

s/Japan/India s/US\$35/SG\$40 Sums up my current situation.

Your exp? INR 21.1 LPA in Singapore isn't less? But I might not be knowing living costs in SG actually. Or is it an onsite post - LinkedIn says Infy?

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone refused to work in a typical 9-5 job?

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Post by justforthispost » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 10:51 AM UTC

ixacto wrote: post #10

justforthispost wrote: post #5

I'm in Japan and I've been unemployed for about 5 months. It's not that I'm holding for the "perfect" job. I just wanted a "decent" programming job. I don't mind working overtime, I just don't want to work 70+ hours every week. I'm OK with working "under stress", but I don't want to work for xenophobic bullies like my last boss. I don't even expect to do truly exciting work (for instance working at a company like Goo…

I know many people on here are kinda libertarian...but have you looked at the government? It would still be possible to make >60k/year and work 40 hrs a week, although it might end up being boring work.

Well, I'm not Japanese so that's practically impossible (outside of universities).

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone refused to work in a typical 9-5 job?

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Post by miloshadzic » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 10:58 AM UTC

I've not been unemployed for a long time but I've turnt down quite a few offers that required 9-5 hours. I probably can't help you that much but if you want to talk about it, feel free to email me.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone refused to work in a typical 9-5 job?

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Post by raghava » Tue, Apr 02, 2013, 8:18 AM UTC

fakeer wrote: post #11

raghava wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

s/Japan/India s/US\$35/SG\$40 Sums up my current situation.

Your exp? INR 21.1 LPA in Singapore isn't less? But I might not be knowing living costs in SG actually. Or is it an onsite post - LinkedIn says Infy?

Yet to update LinkedIn. Ex Infy since Nov 12, back in India.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone refused to work in a typical 9-5 job?

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Post by dpolaske » Wed, Apr 10, 2013, 6:54 PM UTC

Its not the 9-5 part about a job that I don't usually like. 9-5 jobs usually imply that you are working for a mid to large size company for which you have little say in the overall direction and decisions of the company. Additionally, you may not believe in the overall mission of the company. Those are the two aspects that make working a typical 9-5 not the place for me.