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Why are we normalizing working unpaid overtime and painting it as a good thing?

Every interview I’ve had explains that it’s typical to work over 40 hours. I just had an interview today where the man told me that it’s typically more than 40 hours a week but “what you put in, you get better from it”. He said since it’s my early years of a job, that the extra work I put in will pay off. I don’t want to be working extra hours a week. And he didn’t even specify how much extra hours it could be. He said that he doesn’t mind if I worked only 40 hours but that it won’t be less beneficial? Am I ridiculous for thinking that’s bullshit excuse for working overtime?


Every interview I’ve had explains that it’s typical to work over 40 hours. I just had an interview today where the man told me that it’s typically more than 40 hours a week but “what you put in, you get better from it”. He said since it’s my early years of a job, that the extra work I put in will pay off.

I don’t want to be working extra hours a week. And he didn’t even specify how much extra hours it could be. He said that he doesn’t mind if I worked only 40 hours but that it won’t be less beneficial? Am I ridiculous for thinking that’s bullshit excuse for working overtime?

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