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Re:People Who Claim to Work 75-Hour Weeks Usually Only Work ... by kelnos on Thursday April 25, 2019 @05:15PM (#19752578)
Sounds like he is working an 8-hour day, just during non-traditional times of the day. If that works for him and his family, and management isn't pissed off, sounds like a win-win.

(Now if he claims he works 14-hour days, that's a bit dishonest.)

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Re:People Who Claim to Work 75-Hour Weeks Usually Only Work ... by sergers on Thursday April 25, 2019 @07:32PM (#19753506)
Yep claims he has to work till 8pm and work on weekends, but it's all due to his work habits of not doing work in a concistent manner
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Re:People Who Claim to Work 75-Hour Weeks Usually Only Work ... by EuroShill on Thursday April 25, 2019 @08:43PM (#19753882)
Yeah but butt in seat time is important! Once had a job where I was working 10am to 4pm with an hour lunch. Was fine for a long time until the company management became more OCD about their bean-counting and I got a new toxic "yes man/ass kisser to management" boss.

Suddenly my work hours were an issue. They started hard enforcing a department-wide policy where if you weren't seen at your desk, you're assumed to be not working. Under the threat of being fired, I was forced to sit at work from 9am to 7pm. I suspect managers also had "monitors" assigned to keep a watch over employees like me and hours we were at our desks.

It was a massive waste of my time as I was now spending a additional 20 hours a week at the office to do the same amount of work as before.

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