Long story short: I interviewed for a job that was supposed to be 40 hours/week, 9-5pm. First week I started, was told I need to work 8-6pm (50 hours/week) and frequently see the person I’m replacing sending emails after midnight. I asked her about it and she laughed at the “40 hour weeks” I was promised, saying I’ll never leave on time.
I’m young, have a chronic illness, and kick butt on a 40 hour/week, but the standard these days seems to be glorifying endless hours or working part time with nothing in between (in my industry). What happened to a career with reasonable hours? I bought into the idea of “the corporate hustle” in college, but I’m over it now. The only reward for high performing workers is more work. I’m officially on the team of supporting a complete overhaul about the philosophy of work in the US (globally too, but many other countries seem to be head of America already) and what the baseline for expectations should be.
I’d be curious to hear what your breaking point was below.