On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 07:31:45PM +0530, Sruthi Krishnan wrote: > Reminded me of the manager I encountered fresh out of college who > sincerely believed that staying at the workplace from 8 am to 10 pm is > a minimum requirement to build character. And as far as I know, IT > firms continue to live by this ethic. Are there any exceptions out > there?
It seems more like the trappings of protestant/puritan work ethic. Many europeans see long working hours as self-defeating.