40 days on without a day off is excessive overtime, and that's not considering the additional day hours being put in. As for EU working hour directives - you cannot work more than 65 hours a week, daily rest periods must be a minimum of 11 hours and over any 17 week-period, you cannot work an average of more than 48 hours…
I second working out. I lifted 4-5 days a week during crunch, would take a longer lunch hour to hit the gym. I was usually more productive after that actually.
In my case it's working out. I know if I take a hour and a half lunch break (1 hour at the gym, or playing sports, and 30 minute food time) I'll not only be more productive the rest of the day, but I'll be staying in good health. Beyond that, I usually take periodic 15 minute breaks every few hours to get up and walk…
see thats what i used to do when i was still in school, but unfortunately since i'm a remote contractor my co-workers are scattered across 3 time zones... That used to make the day worth it, but man this is rough going at it without any team to bounce stuff off of
Me, I'm only in a mini-crunch. So it's still the regular 8 hours per day, though I'm still working weekends. It does get a bit rough when you're running a full-time education at uni on the side though! Oh, and the baby is coming in a couple of weeks! o.o Still, I try to take it as easy as possible, it's not worth fucking…
In the US you're entitled to one day off in seven, I believe. There's a lot of factory and nursing work around here and that's usually the schedule they run. I'm not in games but in publishing, and every fall we enter crunch. For me it's weird, when things get tough I want to work more, so when I'm crunching I usually come…
That's partly why I come home for lunch each day as well, instead of eating at the office. I like having a break from everything work-related. Try to eat healthy throughout (studios often cater crap food during crunch - go grab a salad or something instead). Take a 5min break every hour, walk around the office and grab a…
Germany :( I just read this a few days ago based on a court decision. Especially when the company is doing badly - for whatever reasons, but bad planning can be among them - the employer has a right to demand overtime for a limited period in order to keep the company in business. Only if the company is doing well and…