I've had better experience. Every position I've had as
an individual contributer correctly predicted the amount
of extra hours required (usually, up to an hour a day over
eight and periodic episodes of insanity in the two or three
weeks preceding a major product release). It was only
when I moved into management that insane hours became
the norm.
Gene Kim-Eng
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From: "Suzette Leeming" <suzette -dot- leeming -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: Tech Writer Lawsuit
> It has been my experience that during an interview, a company will
> state
> that overtime without pay is sometimes required and when pressed,
> they'll
> say it's only a few hours a week. Then when in the job, the reality is
> that
> the overtime requirement is 50%+
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