Re:The Programmer’s Guide to a Sane Workweek
by cookiecaper on Friday September 16, 2016 @02:29PM
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There are people that have obligations outside of the work day, particularly people with families. You couldn't pay me to work a 12 hour day, for example, because those hours are reserved for my wife and kids. Emergencies are one thing, but no way would I accept it as routine, even if I got paid extra.
Re:The Programmer’s Guide to a Sane Workweek
by majewsky on Friday September 16, 2016 @11:04AM
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> Nobody minds working extra hours as long as they are paid for it.
"As long as they are paid for it" may already be fairyland. A usual clause in employment contracts for developers in Germany goes like "The salary is X per month. Overtime is satisfied by this."
Re:The Programmer’s Guide to a Sane Workweek
by biztos on Friday September 16, 2016 @11:18AM
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Don't larger companies in Germany usually do flex-time (Gleitzeit) for non-management employees?
So, my boss can require that I work an extra 10 hours this week, but I need to get it back at some point, right?
Re:The Programmer’s Guide to a Sane Workweek
by mschuetz on Friday September 16, 2016 @12:04PM
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I know it as "Zeitausgleich". You don't get paid overtime but you accumulate time off. Pretty much like getting additional vacation days. And to be honest, I kind of like this system. I'm happy to work >40h every now and then, but I won't work >40h on average.
The problem really is companies expecting people to do far more then anything they are ready to pay for. Sometime its even more worse when a few people have to make up for other people, and then watch the lazy group get rewarded better for political reasons.
The real issue is resentment not extra working hours.