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How many hours do you work a day (developers)?

After 3 in-place jobs, I've been working at home for three months now. One thing I have noticed is that I can deliver a comparable ("samey") amount of progress in less hours of pure work.

At my office-located jobs, I waited to complete 7-8 hours of work (excluding chit-chat, etc) in order to feel satisfied. Now I can do with 4:30 on average. For me being interruption-free is a huge boost.

Personally I do believe in measuring effort in work-hours. Assuming you feel optimal (which I constantly make sure of), the more time you spend the more you get done. Also, 90% of webdev does not require that much creative hard-thinking imo.

My question simply is - do you find 4:30 of work a day acceptable (for you)? And marketable (for employers to accept it)?

Anyway, feel free to post how many hours you work, and what you think about it.

55 points vemv 11 years ago 54 comments

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