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Heres a general question I have
Lets say you work for a company ( start up , video game company) where long hours are the norm. We are talking 60 hour work weeks, weekend work , on call 24/7 you know your typical sweat shop conditions
Can you somehow refuse and instead just put in your typical 40 hours then go home or is it better to just quit altogether?
I mean most of us have family and friends
Heres a general question I have
Lets say you work for a company ( start up , video game company) where long hours are the norm. We are talking 60 hour work weeks, weekend work , on call 24/7 you know your typical sweat shop conditions
Can you somehow refuse and instead just put in your typical 40 hours then go home or is it better to just quit altogether?
I mean most of us have family and friends
Depends where.. In Nevada they can fire you for any reason..plus wouldn't you have asked what the expectations are before taking the position
Sure you can refuse. But you can risk never being promoted or being outright fired for refusing overtime. Luckily every place I have worked so far as an hourly employee won't pay overtime so it's always a 40 hour week.
depends on how much you need your job there.. if you're not worried about getting let go (obviously the hours can't be the reason; but they'll come up with something if necessary) and find someone that is willing to work 60 hours. How long have you been at the company? It's pretty common for someone new to have to put in extra hours to get up to speed; but any longer than 6 months would be a deal breaker on that for me personally.
At the end of the day, this is certainly your decision and you know what is best for you. You should have time to spend with your friends/family - find a company that actually cares about work life balance.
I've worked at companies like this and in my personal experience the best option is to find another job/company who values work/life balance. I think I've posted elsewhere on here that I worked for a company where 80+ hour weeks were the norm as salaried employees. It was a great experience so I stuck it out for a while (over 6 years there) since I didn't have kids yet. I moved on to another company where 60hr weeks were the norm and that was a relief. At both companies people who didn't give that much were either passed over for promotions, laid off or otherwise fired. They'll find a reason to do one of those things if you refuse so overall it's best to get out of the situation. I'm now at a company where 40-50 hr weeks are normal but with call requirements. It's a much more positive place to work and I've been promoted while doing so.
If you're really young/fresh out of school it may be a good idea to stick around for the experience. It gives you skills and credentials you may not otherwise get and you can use that to your advantage to eventually wind up in a lower hour but higher paid role. Of course that's just personal experience in the IT world so take it as such.
You mentioned a startup company. Long hours (often some people working without pay!) is often the culture.
Keep in mind that if you were on the ground floor of a startup, many people often have some an emotional investment in making sure the company succeeds.
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