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What is the avg. working hours for software engineers and web developers per week?
2 Comments | Posted by admin in web developers
I work 5 days/week, in the contract its said u should work 45 hr/wk, which makes it 9 hours a day, and they dont pay overtime too!! Is that unfair or usual for SW developers.
Thanks Brendan, actually I’m happy with the job, and the pay good, and yes im a full time employee
I just wanted to know if thats usual in computer science or not thats all 
Well this is a double edge sword. Before you took the contract, did they say to you; You can only bill 40 hours a week? If so, then that’s all they are budgeted for. If they then said that you are required to work 45hours a week, then this is wrong. Now if you are a fulltime employee, then you will most likely be working over 40 hours a week. It’s normal in computer science fields especially when they expect so much. If they are paying hourly as a contractor, and you work 9 hours a day then they should pay you overtime. This is something to dance lightly around for sure. Since if you bring it up they may think you are trouble and let you go. Don’t know what else to tell you.
2 Comments for What is the avg. working hours for software engineers and web developers per week?
Brendan M | January 26, 2010 at 5:19 pm
cbjr | January 26, 2010 at 5:41 pm
Thats about right, or even on the low end of things. You may not make overtime, but as a contractor, you’re getting paid more per hour than a staff employee.
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Well this is a double edge sword. Before you took the contract, did they say to you; You can only bill 40 hours a week? If so, then that’s all they are budgeted for. If they then said that you are required to work 45hours a week, then this is wrong. Now if you are a fulltime employee, then you will most likely be working over 40 hours a week. It’s normal in computer science fields especially when they expect so much. If they are paying hourly as a contractor, and you work 9 hours a day then they should pay you overtime. This is something to dance lightly around for sure. Since if you bring it up they may think you are trouble and let you go. Don’t know what else to tell you.
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