My graduate advisor expects or requires me to work:

40 hours a week or less 8% (93 votes)
41-50 hours a week 15% (188 votes)
51-60 hours a week 18% (217 votes)
61-70 hours a week 13% (157 votes)
71-80 hours a week 5% (64 votes)
More than 80 hours a week 5% (64 votes)
It depends on the week/what we need to get done 6% (77 votes)
No set amount of time, as long as I'm getting things done (but it's not usually an unreasonable amount) 18% (226 votes)
My advisor and I have never discussed my work hours 11% (134 votes)
Other 1% 11 votes

Total Votes: 1,231

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J - 10 years ago

I personally think that a good majority of people who say they work 50+ hours a week are way overestimating. If you kept a log of every task you do throughout the day and how much time is spent on each task, most will find that a lot of their time is used chatting with co-workers, browsing the internet, daydreaming, texting, etc.- basically doing everything but actual work. I've witnessed this with my own eyes, and heard conversations where it's almost a competition to see who puts in more hours. The prize: loneliness and stress! The concept of working smarter and not harder has died.

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