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Re:In Praise of the 5-Hour Workday and Other ‘Radical’ Ideas by ClumsyPilot on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @07:26PM (#21469173)
Work 60 hours a week if you must, but I don't see the point of high availability.

Developers are not paramedics, our jobs should not require instant availability and the systems should be stable. There is a difference between being productive and being available for random unplanned bullshit.

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Re:In Praise of the 5-Hour Workday and Other ‘Radical’ Ideas by weberc2 on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @08:29PM (#21469567)
Maybe not, but if someone is willing to pay you for it and the deal is agreeable to you, then good deal. If the deal isn’t agreeable, then negotiate a better deal. If you can’t negotiate a better deal, find a new job, if you can’t find a new job, then your current deal is optimal. This applies where we’re talking about working more hours or less flexibility. It’s economics all the way down.
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