Subj : Re: do serious programmers have a life?
To   : comp.lang.c++,comp.programming
From : Ian
Date : Sun Sep 25 2005 12:04 am

Randy Howard wrote:
> Phlip wrote
> (in article <CITYe.1319$Vz7.28@newssvr23.news.prodigy.net>):
> 
> 
>>How many hours do you work?
>>
>>The myth that programmers can or should work more than 8 hours a day is 
>>tragic, and is responsible for an incredible amount of lost productivity, 
>>bugs, etc. 
> 
> 
> Oh bull.  The myth that humans can only work 40 hours a week 
> (and wishing for 32) without losing productivity is socialist 
> claptrap.
> 
No it isn't.  In my last job I was very unpopular with my peers when I 
refused to let my staff work overtime.  That soon changed when they 
realised the staff were more productive rather than less.

It's not the quantity that matters, it's the quality.


> If you can't work 12 hours a day or more without having problems 
> then you have a medical condition and should seek attention.  
> 
Or a life outside of work.

Ian

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