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Originally Posted by HarryT
I don't know how it is in the US, but certainly in the UK, unpaid overtime, especially in professional jobs, is more the norm than the exception. My "official" working week is 37h; in reality I probably do on average 5-10h a week more than that, and a lot more when there's an important project that has to get done.
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Depends on the profession but the phrase "and other duties as assigned" is common in the engineering world. "Crunch time" is similarly common in the gaming software world. SiliValley startups thrive on young singles because they will happily put in 80-plus hours a week for their stock option bonuses.
Not everybody is paid by the clock.