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bryanrasmussen

>"If you can't go without breaks in a 7h day, you are not good enough to work here"

even worse when you think it's really saying "if you can't go without breaks in a 7h day of meetings"

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> in a 7h day of meetings

While still being expected to produce 10+ hours/day worth of software development.

It is even worse when it is legally required for employer to allow for an hour break after every 4 working hours.

Edit: It is at least where I live. (EU)

In the UK at least, it's not this generous, even with the legislation from the EU working time directive. What country are you in?

I live in Germany and it seems like I am incorrect (I looked it up), it is actually 30 minutes, for 9 hours of work. But my contract states it is 1 hour per day, which I assumed was the law. Sorry about the confusion!

NP, and good on you for having such a good contract!

Typical US state laws are 15 minute paid break for every 4 hours and an unpaid 30 minute meal break for every 8 hours. The assumption is that these breaks must be scheduled for hourly workers but that “white collar, non-overtime” workers have enough flexibility to self schedule.

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