Most don't stay for dinner. Many go home, have dinner with their family, and get back on line from home later.
Does anyone work strict eight hour days, five days a week?
Re:Working at Google - the first 6 months
by nostrademons on Friday June 18, 2010 @01:19PM
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I think there are some. I know some people who go home around 5:15, every day. I'm not entirely sure when they get in, but I think it's around 9:00, +- 15 minutes.
I've been working pretty consistent 8 hour days lately, noon to 8. Granted, in my last project, I was often working 11-12 hour days + weekends. I think that's only typical if you're on a high profile project with a company-wide push to get it out the door, though. There are 20,000 Googlers; most of them are not on such projects.
Google feels a lot like a college campus. Lots of people around at all hours of the day and night. People have different work schedules, but you never feel alone.