A different perspective on 80-hours limitation

[Fantasy Sports]

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If any of you keep track of technology news, you might have noticed the uproar over EA sports working their employees into "slavery" for 85 hours a week on some games (of course, it is better paying slavery than residency, with no chance of lawsuits or killing someone)

http://www.livejournal.com/users/ea_spouse/
http://news.com.com/Electronic+Arts+promises+workplace+change/2100-1022_3-5476714.html

First of all, what a bunch of pansies.

Secondly, I wonder if people knew they were being treated by someone who was working their 80th hours how they might take that. Then again, most medical centers dont give people that choice. But still, Im just reading these articles and trying not to laugh too loudly, considering how some programs used to work their residents 100 to 110 hours a week back in the day for even more trivial pay.

 

[mamadoc]

The story by the SO of an EA employee says he was asked vaguely about "long hours." Most people don't imagine that could mean 12 hours six or seven days a week for months on end.... they envision the occasional late night or random weekend to complete a project. EA played him for a sucker.

OTOH I knew I was going to have crappy hours from the time I contemplated medical school - if it had bothered me I would've chosen a different line of work. I doubt EA designers thought to themselves, "This is such great stuff, I'd do it 24/7 if I could."

And even though our hours suck, damn at least we get the occasional day off. 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, and boring work at that - sounds ghastly. I'll take medicine any day.

 

[IV Doc]

But still, Im just reading these articles and trying not to laugh too loudly, considering how some programs used to work their residents 100 to 110 hours a week back in the day for even more trivial pay.

Many programs still work their residents this hard. The program I am at works the surgery residents 100-110 hours per week.