Should you do long hours just because the company's employees do long hours?

[BR14]

Can I have some of what you are on please?

me too, can i have some too? please

[jmo21]

Can I have some of what you are on please?

Missed the op's username?

[northernladuk]

Missed the op's username?

Good point.

[ChrisHadfield]

Would you work from 9am until 7.30pm every day just because permies do?

[Amanensia]

Would you work from 9am until 7.30pm every day just because permies do?

Not just to keep the seat warm, but in general I will do what is necessary to get the job done. I really don't understand the clockwatching attitude some people have. I mean, sure, if you have a train to catch, or fixed family commitments or whatever, that's fine. But the argument I hear here quite often about "protecting your rate" and so on I really just roll my eyes at.

[NotAllThere]

Would you work from 9am until 7.30pm every day just because permies do?

Seriously? You reply to responses to a thread that you started over a year ago? Let it go...

[WTFH]

Would you work from 9am until 7.30pm every day just because permies do?

No.

But I’d INVOICE from 9am to 8pm if I was on an hourly, had the opportunity, and it suited me.

[WTFH]

Out of interest, did you forget your “HealthyProtein” account password?

[dx4100]

EDIT -just realised how old this thread is... moving on...

[boxingbantz]

Hi,

Recently I have seen some varying work cultures through consulting.

With a previous client in the countryside the work was quite flexible as long as you did your 37.5hrs a week. I know this doesn't apply as a contractor.

In the current project the client is Spanish, the team I work with usually start at 9am and work until 7.30pm. Lunch is usually at 2-3pm.

The company is based in the UK and the UK workers tend to leave by around 5.30pm but it's a interesting mix.

So should you do long hours just because the company's immediate employees do long hours? Or stick to your standard schedule as a contractor?

An issue also is they have no idea how to manage tasks and time it takes to complete it.

These people who do these long hours also live closer to the office i.e. 5mins from the hotel, or 20min bus ride away whereas as a contractor you might have 45-90min commute every day.

Thoughts?

You work at Telefonica don't you.