re: Mandatory 80 hour work week.

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Elon has floated the idea of having people who work in the DOGE to work 80 hours a week.

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Pretty sure that was not a permanent term of employment. They should be WILLING to work 80/wk when the situation demands it.

I HAVE worked 80+ hours a week over extended periods of time for a number of years. When you have a skeleton crew working on big proposals for your very job existence, and NASA keeps changing requirements and extending project announcement dates, then you either put in the time or you and the others around you are out of a job. We not only didn't get paid o/t for it, we had to use our vacation time toward the end, because the company was out of funds to continue normal payroll. Layoff notices were already prepared when the contract was announced. We won. But to take a regular job where that was the requirement - nope. Over a long period of time it is a killer.

There is no condition, outside slave labor, where that can be a workable long term requirement.

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The hours wouldn't be that important to me, but competing would so whatever it took to be the best in the office, I would do.

I compete everywhere at everything.... Born that way.

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As long as one doesn't take themselves too seriously, this is a great approach.

I did this and took it way too seriously at one point.

Now, I don't take it so seriously but I do try to compete and cooperate (that is, mentoring and helping out teammates especially at crunch time). It's a delicate balance but good for the soul I believe.

Also ... Still working from home 2,985 consecutive work days counting yesterday ... and there's nothing you or DOGE can do about it

Every liberal I know that has passed a way said the same thing on their death bed

“I wish I worked more”

Think about that. Why stop at 80

One of dumber ideas anyone's put on the internet tbh

First of all, I see absolutely zero need for DODGE to hire all these people and require them to work 80 hours a week/week when you could probably have a handful of small to medium sized business owners accomplish th task within 6 months meeting once a week for 6 months.

This ain’t fricking rocket surgery.

I support your observation about decline in productivity after 7 weeks of 80 hrs.

In the petrochemical startup/shutdown business, it was very evident that 60 hour weeks was useful for about 2 months

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How many hours do you work a week?

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37.5

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How many in your 20s - 30s?

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Since I was salary, usually 50-60 a week.

In my thirties I worked 70+ some weeks.

No easy answer here. Everyone is an individual with their own ideas about what is best for them. Like many here in Louisiana , I worked in the oilfield. In the 70's & 80's we put in a lot of overtime offshore. 84 hours was the typical work week , with many 18 hour days at times . I worked many weeks with over 100 hours as a young man. Those who worked back then know how physically challenging the work was. It is a different time now , and I wouldn't wish that on my grandchildren ( or anyone )

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I did this and took it way too seriously at one point.

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I learned a few lessons about 8 years ago, mainly working 80-90 hours a week running a tourism operation burned me out.

But this wasnt the case when i was young, it was a challenge then.