A third of IT pros only work three hours a day

Stefan Mileschin · 27th January 2021, 12:02

So the long hours thing is a myth

According to a survey by Blind, 31 percent of professionals from 42 tech companies said they're only putting in between three and four hours a day.

The survey found 27 percent of tech professionals said they work five to six hours a day, and 11 percent reported only working one to two hours per day. In contrast, 30 percent said they work between seven and 10 hours per day.

The survey did not ask the workers to self-report their productivity, some people are fast and others are slow.

Although the responses within the companies surveyed were anecdotal, one Amazon employee said: "Amazon requires at least 10 hours a day, with exceptions and maybe less work on Fridays or more work on weekends. I'm working way more during COVID-19, calendar's full back-to-back, leadership is asking for more."

Meanwhile, a professional at Facebook said that if meetings counted then he worked nine or ten hours if they didn’t he worked less than one. This seems to indicate that the pandemic has not impacted everyone equally.

https://fudzilla.com/news/52269-a-th...rk-three-hours

27th January 2021, 12:02	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,678	A third of IT pros only work three hours a day So the long hours thing is a myth According to a survey by Blind, 31 percent of professionals from 42 tech companies said they're only putting in between three and four hours a day. The survey found 27 percent of tech professionals said they work five to six hours a day, and 11 percent reported only working one to two hours per day. In contrast, 30 percent said they work between seven and 10 hours per day. The survey did not ask the workers to self-report their productivity, some people are fast and others are slow. Although the responses within the companies surveyed were anecdotal, one Amazon employee said: "Amazon requires at least 10 hours a day, with exceptions and maybe less work on Fridays or more work on weekends. I'm working way more during COVID-19, calendar's full back-to-back, leadership is asking for more." Meanwhile, a professional at Facebook said that if meetings counted then he worked nine or ten hours if they didn’t he worked less than one. This seems to indicate that the pandemic has not impacted everyone equally. https://fudzilla.com/news/52269-a-th...rk-three-hours

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