Comments on: 80 Hours a Week … For What? http://onwebapps.com/80-hours-a-week-for-what/ Random musings on Webapps. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:27:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: JGiles http://onwebapps.com/80-hours-a-week-for-what/#comment-334 JGiles Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:15:20 +0000 http://onwebapps.com/80-hours-a-week-for-what/#comment-334 I've worked for companies like that, more concerned with 'butt-in-chair' time than results. They aren't very nice places to work, and I really didn't get much done while I was there. I’ve worked for companies like that, more concerned with ‘butt-in-chair’ time than results.

They aren’t very nice places to work, and I really didn’t get much done while I was there.

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]]> By: Shanti Braford http://onwebapps.com/80-hours-a-week-for-what/#comment-312 Shanti Braford Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:36:36 +0000 http://onwebapps.com/80-hours-a-week-for-what/#comment-312 WG - you got fired or fired the job? hehe. sharpshoot - this was for employee ~ #10 or so, I believe. "were passionate about the problem and got things done it works out great" Yes, exactly. My problem is not with working my ass off, I have indeed done that for others before. The problem is with too much focus on hours, instead of results. We all know someone who spends more time in the office and gets 1/2 as much done. WG - you got fired or fired the job? hehe.

sharpshoot - this was for employee ~ #10 or so, I believe.

“were passionate about the problem and got things done it works out great”

Yes, exactly. My problem is not with working my ass off, I have indeed done that for others before.

The problem is with too much focus on hours, instead of results. We all know someone who spends more time in the office and gets 1/2 as much done.

]]> By: sharpshoot http://onwebapps.com/80-hours-a-week-for-what/#comment-302 sharpshoot Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:55:38 +0000 http://onwebapps.com/80-hours-a-week-for-what/#comment-302 Depends whether you are in it for the money. Any potential cofounder/ or early employee who came and said they wanted to do less hours - i would say great, but why. If they genuinely got to hour 30 and stopped exactly what they were doing thats bad, but if they were driven to work when they felt like it, were passionate about the problem and got things done it works out great. my sense is that you get stuff done and are driven by passion. Depends whether you are in it for the money. Any potential cofounder/ or early employee who came and said they wanted to do less hours - i would say great, but why.

If they genuinely got to hour 30 and stopped exactly what they were doing thats bad, but if they were driven to work when they felt like it, were passionate about the problem and got things done it works out great.

my sense is that you get stuff done and are driven by passion.

]]> By: WG http://onwebapps.com/80-hours-a-week-for-what/#comment-281 WG Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:43:29 +0000 http://onwebapps.com/80-hours-a-week-for-what/#comment-281 Good decision. I just fired from a job like that. I start a new one on Monday at an established company. You have made the right decision. Good decision. I just fired from a job like that. I start a new one on Monday at an established company. You have made the right decision.

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