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Bay area startup with 100+ employees. Expected hours are 10am to 9pm, plus a little less on Sundays.
You are expected to work 11 hours a day for 6 days a week, and then some more on Sunday? A 100+ employee company shouldn't be setting that expectation. No company should be asking that, regardless of size.
When I was working for Google in MTV, I would get to the office around 6am and leave around 3:30pm. I worked early hours to avoid the chaos of the open office. I had ~3 hours of good concentration until most people arrived & the distractions started. As a bonus, I got to pick up my son from elementary school and spend quality time with him. I would often answer email in the evenings. So I ended up working ~9-10 hours…
I work for Google in MTV now. I typically get in around 9:30-10 and leave around 5 with half an hour of lunch and sometimes a trip to the gym in the middle. I never work or read email in the evenings, so I probably average slightly under 7 hours a day. There's no pressure to work more, and I really value and appreciate that. Still, I feel like admitting to enjoying your free time and working ~35 hour weeks is a scand…
I also feel no pressure to work more. I feel like I'm valued by the team, and frankly more time typing wouldn't make me more productive. I feel like the work/life balance team does a great job of advocating time off, so I don't feel guilty about my time off.
I've been at places that expected 60 hour weeks, and I've found that setting realistic expectations from day 1 were key to me doing my ~40 guilt free.
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I work for Google in MTV now. I typically get in around 9:30-10 and leave around 5 with half an hour of lunch and sometimes a trip to the gym in the middle. I never work or read email in the evenings, so I probably average slightly under 7 hours a day. There's no pressure to work more, and I really value and appreciate that. Still, I feel like admitting to enjoying your free time and working ~35 hour weeks is a scand…
I work for Google in MTV now. I usually get in around 8:30 and am out on the first bus, just before 4:00. I've worked 3 evenings in the past 5 years (2 were for hackathons, one of which translated into a transfer offer), and I spent two hours working on a weekend once, actually just a couple months ago. I usually play games on my phone on the bus. I also feel no pressure to work more. I feel like I'm valued by the te…
When I was working for Google in MTV, I would get to the office around 6am and leave around 3:30pm. I worked early hours to avoid the chaos of the open office. I had ~3 hours of good concentration until most people arrived & the distractions started. As a bonus, I got to pick up my son from elementary school and spend quality time with him. I would often answer email in the evenings. So I ended up working ~9-10 hours…
One thing I've learned about people is that they like to say they work 10 hour days, but they do about 30 minutes of valuable work. Does that describe you?
I'm a really hard worker and I'm really smart so I like the long work hours. When I see people coming in before me and leaving after me, its a nice reminder of what a good employee I am.
My first few years full time I worked from 7 - 3:30, with a half hour lunch. During this time this I was working to live. I had an overly active social life, and night classes at College.
My next few years I worked from 8:30 - 6:30, with a two hour lunch. This was nice because I could do all those little errands, that require banking hours. Most days I got to take a nap, surprise the wife with lunch, or eat somewhere where they actually cook the food.
For the last 9 months I have been working from 8 - 3, with an hour lunch, and 8pm - 10pm.
I have been working for the same company for 10 years. They have two rules:
1. If I am working that day I need to be on the clock or reachable during "core hours". For us, core hours are from 10am-3pm.
2. Keep a consistent schedule. I can't just show up whenever.
My lunch periods are always unpaid. Occasionally I go out to lunch with a coworker, and if we talk shop more than half the time we are encouraged to charge our meals to the company credit card. This happens about once every three or four of months.
I leave the house at 6:45 or so to get to the office by 7, work til 11, take an hour long lunch, and then leave at 4:30 or so.
I also occasionally work a couple hours on the weekends. All this is so that I can take off super early (ideally, by like 2 PM) on Fridays. Gotta love that 40 hour work week.
My first 3 hours of the day are uninterrupted bliss until everyone else gets there. Then I generally alternate working alone and either pair programming or meetings about every hour I'm there til I leave.
My company allows for ridiculously flexible hours, the only rule is that you have to be in the office 10-2 at least 3 days a week so people can schedule to meet with you in person if necessary. Beyond that, so long as you work at least 40 hours and are properly supporting all your projects, you're golden.
Usually 7am to 8pm every day, including Saturdays (I only get Sundays off) I'm a really hard worker and I'm really smart so I like the long work hours. When I see people coming in before me and leaving after me, its a nice reminder of what a good employee I am.
Oh you poor sweet summer child. I hope you're being sarcastic, or you're gonna get pulled down real soon. The professional world is rough :/
> a nice reminder of what a good employee I am
Remember, you are much more than your job, and if you're staying late to please the company you're not doing yourself any favors. Do it to make extra cash, or to land a big promotion, or maybe to brown nose with your boss, but don't ever think that you staying late is going to so massively help the company that it'll come back to you. I'm not trying to be pessimistic, I just hear a lot of the same things I said my first few months as an engineer and they depressed the shit out of me for a while.
Usually 7am to 8pm every day, including Saturdays (I only get Sundays off) I'm a really hard worker and I'm really smart so I like the long work hours. When I see people coming in before me and leaving after me, its a nice reminder of what a good employee I am.
> I'm really smart Oh you poor sweet summer child. I hope you're being sarcastic, or you're gonna get pulled down real soon. The professional world is rough :/ > a nice reminder of what a good employee I am Remember, you are much more than your job, and if you're staying late to please the company you're not doing yourself any favors. Do it to make extra cash, or to land a big promotion, or maybe to brown nose with y…
When I was working for Google in MTV, I would get to the office around 6am and leave around 3:30pm. I worked early hours to avoid the chaos of the open office. I had ~3 hours of good concentration until most people arrived & the distractions started. As a bonus, I got to pick up my son from elementary school and spend quality time with him. I would often answer email in the evenings. So I ended up working ~9-10 hours…
When you say you typically work 8am to 5pm, are you actually working for that entire 9 hours? Like, if I randomly popped in and checked on you in that window of time, how many times would I actually catch you in the middle of something? One thing I've learned about people is that they like to say they work 10 hour days, but they do about 30 minutes of valuable work. Does that describe you?