Is this normal? Is it expected? I know it's not a lot, considering some folks work 60, 70, and longer hour weeks, but it's their choice. I feel like I'm required to work extra.
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@dz exactly. If more employees added their work hours and signed themselves out of Outlook and Teams with professional but explicit notification (work hours are x to x M-F ) that would alter culture. And when you are asked to step in and take on more responsibility, respond that you will set up a call with the person asking to discuss, and then be prepared to discuss. Is there additional comp? How does this work align with the definition of your responsibility based on your job code. Virtual employee here and I do not respond to email or IM or text over weekends, holidays, vacation days or before or after my communicated start and end time.
I make it very clear that I am not staying past the end of my work day, I logout (working remote) at the end of my day and that's it; my PC remains shut off until it's time to login again the next morning.
Don't give extra time to a company that a) doesn't pay overtime, b) doesn't reward the extra effort in any way, and c) keeps looking for shortcuts to save money while making it's executive richer and richer.
Good god, why? 40hrs no more. They're forcing in-office work; the commute is part of the 40hrs? Don't forget to get up from your desk, walk around and get a drink. Go for a walk before lunch, and then take your hour to eat and relax.
Also remember to block out time in Teams for your lunch so when people try to schedule you, they'll see you as busy for that time
@as Same. You insist my butt is in a seat. That is now my primary goal. 40 hours of sitting in a seat and getting done what I can during that time. Meeting runs long, drop and leave. Early meetings? I'll join as soon as my butt his my seat. Nothing after hours. Nothing from home.
That's what they wanted, right?
I’ve been doing this too (remote US, 55hr weeks) but I’ve decided I can’t/wont anymore. My health and sleep are suffering. And I do not care about the company. The worst they can do is fire me and I’m prepared for that.
I work virtually, but if I was in a position to be required to work from an office, I would be very deliberate in having established work hours and would never log in from home off.
In the US? No, not really.
Unless you're getting paid overtime, don't do this for this lousy company. You're just working yourself to death for them to simply lay you off.
You work however long it takes to train A.I. to take your job.