Young Bankers Fed Up With 90-Hour Weeks Move to Startups

Re:Young Bankers Fed Up With 90-Hour Weeks Move to Startups by pessimizer on Friday May 09, 2014 @10:39AM (#7721081)

People aren't that delicate. I've known factory workers who've done 50-80 hour weeks for decades on end. When I was a machine operator at Harte-Hanks outside of Baltimore, I worked a 76 hour week without a day off for three months straight (12h * 5, 8h * 2). They refused to open the plant on Thanksgiving, so it broke my streak.

Right now, somebody in Germany is wondering how I can deal with only having 2 weeks of vacation a year, and speculating that it could lead to serious medical problems.

My father had a series of mini-strokes after having a pleasant salmon dinner.

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Re:Young Bankers Fed Up With 90-Hour Weeks Move to Startups by wil421 on Friday May 09, 2014 @10:45AM (#7721114)

>When I was a machine operator at Harte-Hanks outside of Baltimore, I worked a 76 hour week without a day off for three months straight (12h * 5, 8h * 2).

Was it worth it though? It doesnt look like you are still at that job.

The salmon dinner didnt cause the stroke, its not usually what you are doing at the time that causes the heart attack/stroke. It was probably the decades of bad health/choices whatever that caused it.

>Right now, somebody in Germany is wondering how I can deal with only having 2 weeks of vacation a year

Hell right now I am asking myself why I dont live in Europe.

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Re:Young Bankers Fed Up With 90-Hour Weeks Move to Startups by gohrt on Friday May 09, 2014 @10:46AM (#7721119)

50-80, 80-90, 90-110, any difference?

Factory work can be high or low stress, depending on the pacing and risk of injury.

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Re:Young Bankers Fed Up With 90-Hour Weeks Move to Startups by wil421 on Friday May 09, 2014 @11:25AM (#7721364)

My thinking exactly, if you are only screwing bolt A and B to nut A and B every time I dont think you have a lot of job stress, youre just working long hours.

I knew a guy who worked 60 hours a week putting stickers on a package he loved his job. No stress and his productivity determined his pay no.

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Re:Young Bankers Fed Up With 90-Hour Weeks Move to Startups by anigbrowl on Friday May 09, 2014 @11:47AM (#7721480)

Considering the generally healthy state of teh german economy, maybe they're onto something.

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