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How is the quality of life for the average web developer?

I've been doing a bit of research and it seems quite common for people in the field to have no life outside of work. This is not what I want. I work/study 7 days a week and I would ideally like to work for a web dev company, not freelance.

Is it naive to think that a standard 9-5 is realistic for me when I graduate?

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  • 3
    37h week, flexible times. Can start at 7, finish at 3 and have the rest of the day for myself. Usually start around 8 though. 😎
  • 1
    @w0ble is this typical?
  • 1
    37h is a standard. The rest depends on the culture of the company.
  • 3
    My boss actually forbids me to work after 4pm but I rarely listen, as I just chill most of the morning and then actually start to work after 4pm as I'm not really that productive in the morning.
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    @w0ble similar here
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    It depends on the developer and on the company. You can have flexible hours as mentioned before here and code side projects on your free time, you can work from 8am-8pm in your day job and no side projects or life aaaand you can do 8am-4pm and meet friends, theatres whatever.
  • 3
    Dont know which country it is you're living in ( too lazy to check profile )
    but germany and Luxembourg are kinda chill about it. There are some asshole companys here and there that will suck the life out of you but just minimal coverage.
    I for example can start work between 6-9am (so I can decide when to wake up on each day, neat). Earliest allowed to leave is 4pm and then have my own life. just have to fullfil my 40H a week somehow and everything is ok.
  • 0
    It only depends on one thing. How much do you want to learn and progress.
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