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   Google co-founder says 60-hour working week is "sweet spot"   
      
   Date:   
   Fri, 04 Apr 2025 11:28:00 +0000   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   Google co-founder Sergey Brin has reaffirmed his belief workers should   
   consider giving up to 60 hours a week to their job.    
      
   An internal memo seen by The New York Times has Brin yet again urging workers   
   to devote 60 hours each week to work in order for Google specifically to keep   
   up with the likes of Microsoft and OpenAI in the AI race.    
      
   Brin is also an evident advocate of in-office working for its perceived   
   productivity benefits, adding that workers might want to consider paying a   
   visit to the office at least every weekday to get things done.   
      
   Longer hours    
      
   60 hours a week is the sweet spot of productivity, Brin declared as he   
   discussed how underperforming workers can be demoralizing to others: A number   
   of folks work less than 60 hours and a small number put in the bare minimum    
   to get by.    
      
   Not forgetting that worker burnout is still a thing, particularly among   
   developers, Brin also called for increased use of artificial intelligence   
   tools.    
      
   Sure, the likes of Google are working to develop better AI models, but that   
   shouldnt stop workers from exploiting current technologies to make them the   
   most efficient coders and AI scientists in the world, he said.    
      
   Brin isnt the only business leader in favor of extreme working hours  Infosys   
   CEO Narayana Murthy has urged Indian workers to devote a staggering 70 hours   
   per week to life the countrys poorest out of poverty once and for all.    
      
   Big Tech has also been turning back to office working, upping their   
   return-to-office policies from three days per week to five  Amazon and Dell   
   are two such companies, which have both been met with widespread worker   
   dissatisfaction.    
      
   As we continue our long-term return to normal in a post-pandemic world, the   
   definition of normal continues to shift as the divide between worker and   
   employer desires becomes more evident.   
       
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/google-co-founder-says-60-hour-working-week-is-s   
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