Ask HN: How often do you follow 9 AM – 5 PM work schedule?

Every work day if I can help it. (For the paying job, not the side hustles) They pay for 40 they get 40. Would adjust a bit if it was a super early startup because that’s part of the deal sometimes.

We are right in the middle of a scale effort. The truth is, we are all pulling 50's and sometimes a bit more, until quiet times. At those times, we make sure family / life balance is good.

In general, yes. That's the schedule when it makes sense. Mostly, we do what makes sense. Flextime.

All in all, the only real issue is when to have company wide meetings? Because we have accounts across the US, the middle of the day will work for everyone.

We all know what needs to get done, so we get it done. Lots of things simply don't matter when. It's all about the things that do matter.

In the past, when working in a more mature environment, yeah. Work the office hours, make sure they get what they pay for. Give a little, get a little when needed.

Some school days I drop off and pick up children, so maybe 9:20am to around 2:40pm in the office, maybe a few hours at home as well.

Other days, might be meetings in the morning thru to evening conference call with our design center 12 hours time diff, could easily be 7am to 11pm or more, with the odd hour or two off in between.

But, I am a contractor/consultant and paid by the hour.

I do 7/8 to 4 and usually eat at my desk. I'll work longer if needed but I'm usually twiddling my thumbs for an hour or two a day. Better than my last two jobs that encouraged 10-14 hour day minimums.

It's usually 8 to 6.