How many hours a week do you work?
Curious to know how long a standard workweek is for folks. Feel free to share your seniority level and or city for context. (Asking because I currently work in a tech-adjacent company (branding and web design agency)) and I know I could make more elsewhere, but I also really value working a strict 40 hour workweek (mid-senior level, in NYC). I tell myself that I would be expected to work notably more hours at a tech company, but perhaps that's a story I'm telling myself to avoid pursuing a new job. Looking forward to hearing from y'all!
70 hrs a week, senior director. Comes with the level
Senior software developer. 35-40 hours. I don’t believe in working more hours that what I’m being paid for. Been there...done that.
45 as senior product manager at a tech company. Refuse to work more but there sure is the pressure to do so 🙂
Average is 60hrs. Senior manager on a trajectory to director at FAANG company.
Senior-level individual contributor (non-manager) at a mid-size tech company and about 45 on average. Definitely depends on big project deadlines but I try to be easier on myself on the weeks where work is lighter to balance the heavy weeks.
Senior director at a 30 person startup. 60-70 hours a week.
I generally work 40 hours per week. I work for a large US-based tech company, but we have a bit of a reputation for having a better work/life balance than most big names in the industry. We also have a reputation for having lower salaries (still more than I was making at a non-tech company). I value my free time and I'm living pretty comfortably, so this is worth the tradeoff.