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[-] Hexboare@hexbear.net 59 points 3 days ago

After construction of the experimental reactor started in 2018, most of the scientists involved in the project abandoned their holidays – they worked day and night, and some stayed on site for more than 300 days in a year.

That's not ideal

[-] GaveUp@hexbear.net 23 points 3 days ago

Totally sounds like by choice by the wording

[-] KurtVonnegut@hexbear.net 16 points 3 days ago

Yes, honestly there is a big difference between being forced to work long hours by a corporation and choosing to work long hours because you are passionate about something, or in a "flow state," or you feel like you have a real stake in the outcome of the project. I am sure during the Space Race there were scientists on both sides pulling insane hours, driven largely by national patriotic pride, which might also be at play here. I don't think there's anything wrong with workers working for long hours as long as 1) it is voluntary, 2) it is safe both physically and mentally, and 3) it is temporary, for only a year or a few years, with an enforced return to a 40-hour work week at some cutoff point.

[-] GaveUp@hexbear.net 13 points 3 days ago

You forgot to mention job security

Imagine working super hard, burning out for a little bit, then getting fired for low performance

[-] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 12 points 3 days ago

burning out for a little bit

There's no such thing as "burning out for a little bit" though. Burn out takes about 4 years to recover from.

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