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Sergey Brin says AGI is within reach if Googlers work 60-hour weeks (arstechnica.com)
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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 27 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (2 children)

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...

[–] ramielrowe@lemmy.world 4 points 51 minutes ago

In the US, salaried engineers are exempt from overtime pay regulations. He is telling them to work 20 extra hours, with no extra pay.

[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 20 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

no no, he means free overtime. Like a reverse "20% policy"

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 5 points 2 hours ago

"We only pay for four days and you work the remaining on your free time."