Timeline for How common is overtime in programming field?
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| Apr 3, 2015 at 19:35 | comment | added | Dunk | @Rual-You have a point, in particular with regards to questions about culture and day-to-day operations. All I know is I interviewed at a company where a friend was working and in the after-interview internal meeting he mentioned that the manager who was looking to hire me expressed concern because I asked about overtime as though that were a bad thing to ask about. I think he probably thought it was bad to ask about because his reply was something like, it's not too bad most people work about 48 to 50 hours per week. I still got the offer but turned it down, largely based on that answer. | |
| Mar 26, 2015 at 18:15 | comment | added | Eric J Fisher | @Dunk usually it's fair to ask "How much overtime is normal in your office, I don't mind putting in some overtime, but I also want to make sure it's reasonable" (That shouldn't affect the interview negatively I actually see it as a bad thing when I interview people and they really don't ask questions about benefits, culture, hours. day ta day operations, etc. Gives the impression you're more excited about getting away from your current / past employer or don't care what the work is so much as that it pays) | |
| Mar 25, 2015 at 15:36 | comment | added | Dunk | @Luca-You don't want to directly ask about overtime, that could give the impression that you aren't willing to do what it takes. There are roundabout ways to find out. What is your typical work day like? What time do people start and leave? Are the work hours flexible? | |
| Mar 25, 2015 at 12:47 | comment | added | Luca | Also the amount of overtime you do seems to be accettable,especially considering that you get the time back the next week.I think you are right,probably might be a good idea to talk about the overtime culture of the company during the interviews, | |
| Mar 25, 2015 at 12:45 | comment | added | Luca | Thank you for your reply David,I've been on call too,I agree that being woken up at 3AM isn't great. | |
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| Mar 25, 2015 at 12:35 | history | answered | davidjwest | CC BY-SA 3.0 |