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by njs12345 5172 days ago
Sounds like you make your time work for you. So do I, I've had plenty of days where the clock hits 4 and I feel mentally drained and know I'm not going to get much done, and I go home. I don't work well in the morning either, so I often come in at 10. I do work very well in the evening (10-11pm) so sometimes I'll a bit of work then, if something comes to mind.

Nobody's ever complained about the amount of work I get done. The problem I have with this article is that it assumes the more hours you work the more you get done, when it's just not that simple.

Obviously this is personal experience. What I'm trying to say is that everybody's different --- the Treehouse guys are working a 4 day week with $3m a year in revenues. You can't just say 'well, if they worked a 5 day week that'd be an extra 25% more work for them' any more than you can say 'an extra 25% more work will lead to an extra 25% more in revenues for them'.

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you are referencing flexible work hours, which is very different then what I am discussing. I couldn't care less when my developers work. if they want to leave at 4 pm and work late in the evenings, all good.