How long is a programmer's workday in Sweden?
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Chris Ebbert, lives in Sweden
It looks bigger than it is. Swedish work days are not really governed by the iron clock. There is not the same belief here as there is in some places that bums on chairs equate productivity, and managers tend to give you freedom to roam, expecting you to fulfil the agreed goals within core business times, and without chaining you to your desk.
Pretty much all workdays on 40-hour-a-week contracts, which is the normal amount of hours for a full-time contract, look like this:
Around 08:00: Everyone trickles in, usually all in place and approachable and suitably coffee d up by 08:30.
10:00: fika break, all convene more or less at their own pace in the company kitchen area for a bit of a breather and more coffee, sometimes pastries or cake (it’s always someone’s birthday or something)
Between 10:15 and 10:30, everyone goes back to their desks.
About 11:45, some hungry souls start heating up lunches in the microwave, and a general lunch atmosphere descends, usually sticking around till about 12:45.
13:00, business as usual.
15:00, another round of coffee, cake, and chats. Can be anywhere from 10–30 minutes.
16:00, first people go home or catch trains or pick up kids from kindergarten. By 17:00, the place is deserted.