And if you want to have two weekends, 60 hours in 5 days is 12 hours of work a day, minus 8 hours for sleep you get 4 hours, minus ~2 hours commute you get 2 hours, and the rest is basic cooking and eating. This leaves 0 hours for anything else, including rest or even any other duties. This will absolutely kill you in the long run.
Comment on Sergey Brin says AGI is within reach if Googlers work 60-hour weeks
Obelix@feddit.org 3 days ago
Just for information: We know, from multiple studies, that working more than 40 hours a week for longer periods of time is extremly unhealthy for you. A week has 24*7 = 168 hours and you should sleep 8 hours. That are 56 hours and if you’re working 60 hours, that leaves you with 52 hours or 7,5 hours per day for stuff like “commuting to work”, “buying groceries”, “brushing your teeth” , “family”, “friends”, “sport” or “this important appointment at the dentist”.
And that 7,5 hours are without a weekend. This will kill you. You might be younger and feel strong, but this will kill you.
Allero@lemmy.today 3 days ago
silasmariner@programming.dev 3 days ago
I remember hearing about somewhere - alphabet or meta or something like that - that basically provided adult crèche facilities for the employees. Way beyond just food - On-site nap rooms. Washing machines. Showers. The works. All to enable just a super unhealthy attitude towards work. Thinking about how much that must’ve affected anyone going there straight after uni when they should have been leaning how to look after themselves makes me shudder with cringe
RagingSnarkasm@lemmy.world 3 days ago
The plantations are quite comfortable these days…
vga@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
Not to mention that it doesn’t yield higher output. So it’s stupid on every level.
Obelix@feddit.org 3 days ago
Yeah, that is also a factor. You can’t expect good work from somebody who has been working for 60 hours for years without having a vacation.