I wonder what stuff like 996 really does for the company?
As an IC let's say I get 2 more features out a week or something (just random thing I selected that would seem productive), is that company more likely to be successful?
I'm inclined to think not.
At least when it comes to start ups (and others) the make or break moments isn't some extra widget(s) added to whatever they're offering, and I suspect that's all you get out of 996. Let alone questions about the quality of the widget...
And that assumes all this extra time IS productive, I've certainly worked places where management teams working extra hours were a net negative for all sorts of reasons...
There are even experiments with four day work weeks, which seem to show minimal impact on productivity, but maximal impact on QOL. Does this mean that going beyond 40 hours also has minimal impact on productivity?
As an IC let's say I get 2 more features out a week or something (just random thing I selected that would seem productive), is that company more likely to be successful?
I'm inclined to think not.
At least when it comes to start ups (and others) the make or break moments isn't some extra widget(s) added to whatever they're offering, and I suspect that's all you get out of 996. Let alone questions about the quality of the widget...
And that assumes all this extra time IS productive, I've certainly worked places where management teams working extra hours were a net negative for all sorts of reasons...