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10-6. Software engineer at a large web company. Some people come in earlier, some later. The expectation is mostly around getting the job done, not how much time you spend in your seat. Also, be there for meetings. If I'm ever invited to a 9am meeting, I will be there and would expect anyone else to do the same. Most meetings would not be scheduled at that time unless there's no other options though.

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10-6 M-F is about what I've seen, too. Expect pushback if you schedule a 9 am meeting, but people will show up if there's a good reason.

A few times a year there may be a crunch time when people work longer hours and maybe come in on the weekend, and I strongly advise stepping up at those times or you'll take a serious social hit.

The 60-80 hour work weeks that people speak of are actually quite rare. A few teams and a few very motivated people work that way, but most don't.

We do the same, try not to schedule a meeting before 9am, one that would complete after 4pm, and during 12-1pm. But people will do a meeting for lunch in preference of doing one that keeps us after 4. It's a nice system and one of the few things everyone gets along on.

How long for lunch breaks ? Or eating at your keyboard ? (Speaking from a country where they are typically 1 hour long, so idk what's the norm )

Not even close to SV, but that's my schedule as well, though I'm at the computer half an hour earlier.

I'm in Argentina btw.

I think this depends on lot on the team's culture and the company culture. When a company serves lunch, teams tend to eat together and can get done in 30 minutes without rushing.

If we go out, 1 hour. If we eat in, 30 minutes. There will also be several smaller breaks during the day.

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