[yef]

When I worked at a FAANG company I estimated that I needed to work around 60 hours a week to meet expectations. Nobody ever really talked about baselines like this because it makes the company look bad. Doesn't really help with imposter syndrome either. One of the founders mentioned a similar baseline during a fireside chat and I didn't feel so bad after that.

So, you could see what your baseline is, talk to peers (not HR), and see how the math falls out with whatever you want to spend your remaining time on.

[emodendroket]

That hasn't been my experience. I'm not saying I'm some kind of super genius or so productive but something has to drop if your workload is that extreme every week.

[yef]

That's good! Maybe I was an imposter after all :)

I would count everything including meetings, email, required trainings, team events, etc. People would attend low priority meetings and just work through them, it was nuts. Perhaps you have less of this in your company / role.

[wheelinsupial]

Did you happen to be a product manager? I've heard / read 60 hours quoted in a couple of places.

[yef]

Yes, I was a PM.