Does anyone actually work 80 hours a week?

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Anonymous wrote:Yep. That’s what you do when you work at Deloitte to keep up with the Jones.

But are these people actually doing work or sitting in front of the computer spinning their wheels? Diminishing returns at some point right?

Isn’t that what management consultants do? Sit in front of screens spinning wheels?

Yes, you are on the road four days a week and have nothing else to do. It’s a miserable life which is why people exit by 30.

[Anonymous]

Residents in teaching hospitals.

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Anonymous wrote:Sustainably? No. I worked like that in my 20s when I was single. I often worked 8am - 10/11pm Mon-Fri, 3-4 hours on Saturday and a status meeting on Sunday.

Maybe people are including the commute - total number of hours away from home?

To clarify, I work in IT consulting. I would maintain that schedule for 3-6 months per year based on project schedules and work 45-50hrs/wk the other months.

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When I practiced law I worked 6 am to 8 pm 5 days a week, 6 am to 4 pm Saturdays.

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In a startup company, pre-IPO, working 60 hours/week was normal and 80 hours/week was not odd.

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Anonymous wrote:I see posts where people are saying their spouse works 60-80 hours a week. Does anyone actually do that consistently? Example of 80 is 12 hours a day all week days and 5 hours each weekend day. I don’t believe people are doing that day in and day out.

Your math is wrong. You would have to do 10 hours on Saturday and Sunday to hit 80 hours.