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Re:How do you make programmers work 60-80 hours per week? by ScottAS on Sunday April 09, 2017 @09:38AM (#14072201)
Well... As pg mentions in one of his essays: the startup game is about getting the rewards of a 30 year career out of 4 years. If you truly believe that you are building something that matters and you are going to win, 80 hour weeks make a lot of sense.
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Re:How do you make programmers work 60-80 hours per week? by coldtea on Sunday April 09, 2017 @02:09PM (#14073547)
As pg doesn't mention though, statically you won't reap "the rewards of a 30 year career out of 4 years" regardless of how hard you work and whether you "truly believe that you are building something that matters and you are going to win".
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