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Sergey Brin says AGI is within reach if Googlers work 60-hour weeks
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 28 Feb 2025
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Or if you hire more personnel. Overtime work is more expensive anyway.
Btw, the overwhelmingly positive field study in the UK over the 4-day week...
no no, he means free overtime. Like a reverse "20% policy"
"We only pay for four days and you work the remaining on your free time."
In the US, salaried engineers are exempt from overtime pay regulations. He is telling them to work 20 extra hours, with no extra pay.
Vs. 1 day less work with the same pay being more productive. But it's not about work-live-balance or productivity.