The Programmer’s Guide to a Sane Workweek

Post by dx034 » Mon, Sep 19, 2016, 11:44 AM UTC

kdamken wrote: post #120

dx034 wrote: post #31

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I wouldn't necessarily draw the line there. It always depends on your situation. If you don't have a family, working 7.30am-5.30pm (my approx working hours) 5 days per week still allows you to have enough time to spend with friends and for side projects. If your really dedicated to your project and have no family waiting at home, why should you always leave after 8 hours? Sitting in front of the TV at home isn't nece…

I hope you negotiated an appropriate salary for the extra 25% a week you're apparently working as opposed to the standard 40 hours a week. There are jobs with flexibility that don't require that amount of time.

No, I didn't negotiate a 25% bonus as I didn't choose the job based on the salary. Of course I need a decent salary, but I took the job because I like what I'm doing here and I'm fascinated by the work. Much of what I do now during working hours was what I did before on side projects. It's fun for me to work on it and the employer gives me flexibility to test my ideas. So both parties benefit from this arrangement.

I wouldn't trade my job against a better paying job with strict 40h/week if I don't like it as much. And I wouldn't want an employer where every working day is strictly 9-5, no matter what project you're on or how the workload is.

Post by imagist » Mon, Sep 19, 2016, 1:49 PM UTC

cookiecaper wrote: post #78

AnimalMuppet wrote: post #76

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If your employer expects constant overtime from you, start looking. When you have an offer from a sane place in hand, quit your current job. On the way out, tell them why . It might help the others who are still there. In a world that complains about a shortage of programmers, you have more leverage than you may think.

There is risk involved in doing that. I've seen a lot of people come back to their former employer after trying out a new place and not having it work out. If you give a real accounting of your opinions in an exit interview, that escape hatch from the new gig would probably close. The amount of leverage you have is heavily dependent on the perception of your bosses. If your bosses know how rare a good programmer is a…

Everything worth doing involves some risk.

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