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We work a 4-day week and just raised $4.75m (2012)

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Re: We work a 4-day week and just raised $4.75m (2012)

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Post by cunac »

tlogan wrote: post #40
ido wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Majority of tech companies require 7-day work week I've been working as a professional programmer for the last 12 years, in 4 companies as an employee and a couple others as a consultant/freelancer. In none have I seen 7 day work weeks as a standard, nor have I heard of such from any of my many friends who also work as programmers. Am I an outlier? PS I agree that tech companies (among others) often have a culture of…

I put answer in my comment. Here is the answer: This 7-work week is actually based on calculation: 5 days * 10 hours per day + 5 hours on weekends (to check email). All companies I worked required 10 hours per day. 9 to 5 is not looked nice unless you don't login in the evening and "do some emails". Which tech company has 9 to 5?

any normal one

anything over 40hr is overtime and I expect to get paid for it and not to do too much of it anyhow

Re: We work a 4-day week and just raised $4.75m (2012)

#92

Post by Nicholas_C »

rfnslyr wrote: post #66
tlogan wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I put answer in my comment. Here is the answer: This 7-work week is actually based on calculation: 5 days * 10 hours per day + 5 hours on weekends (to check email). All companies I worked required 10 hours per day. 9 to 5 is not looked nice unless you don't login in the evening and "do some emails". Which tech company has 9 to 5?

You poor soul. That is not the standard. I work strictly 7.5 hours a day for 5 days. Anything else = pay me more for my time. If you are working your schedule (10 hours a day, what the actual fuck), you are being taken advantage of.

>10 hours a day, what the actual fuck

I'm confused at your balking. Perhaps because I work in finance and shit hours are the norm, but 10 hours a day is not ridiculous. I work that almost everyday unless it's a busy week.

Re: We work a 4-day week and just raised $4.75m (2012)

#93

Post by miloshadzic »

Nicholas_C wrote: post #92
rfnslyr wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You poor soul. That is not the standard. I work strictly 7.5 hours a day for 5 days. Anything else = pay me more for my time. If you are working your schedule (10 hours a day, what the actual fuck), you are being taken advantage of.

>10 hours a day, what the actual fuck I'm confused at your balking. Perhaps because I work in finance and shit hours are the norm, but 10 hours a day is not ridiculous. I work that almost everyday unless it's a busy week.

Yeah, finance. That explains it.

Re: We work a 4-day week and just raised $4.75m (2012)

#96

Post by rfnslyr »

miloshadzic wrote: post #93
Nicholas_C wrote: post #92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>10 hours a day, what the actual fuck I'm confused at your balking. Perhaps because I work in finance and shit hours are the norm, but 10 hours a day is not ridiculous. I work that almost everyday unless it's a busy week.

Yeah, finance. That explains it.

I'm in finance...

Re: We work a 4-day week and just raised $4.75m (2012)

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Post by Nicholas_C »

Nicholas_C wrote: post #92
rfnslyr wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You poor soul. That is not the standard. I work strictly 7.5 hours a day for 5 days. Anything else = pay me more for my time. If you are working your schedule (10 hours a day, what the actual fuck), you are being taken advantage of.

>10 hours a day, what the actual fuck I'm confused at your balking. Perhaps because I work in finance and shit hours are the norm, but 10 hours a day is not ridiculous. I work that almost everyday unless it's a busy week.

I would like to clarify that I would love to work 40 hours a week. I was only saying that 50 hours isn't exactly horrible.
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