- Sergey Brin suggested Google’s AI-focused employees work about 60 hours weekly for increased productivity.
- Workplace experts argue longer hours can reduce productivity due to errors and decreased motivation.
- One founder instead looks for “burstable bandwidth” where workers can ramp up when needed.
For Googlers working on AI, 60 could be the new 40.
Sergey Brin sees working about 60 hours a week as “the sweet spot of productivity.”
In addition to recommending that workers focusing on Gemini, the company’s AI model, go well beyond the 40 hours typical of many workplaces, the Google cofounder advised in a recent memo that they consider being in the office “at least” every weekday, according to The New York Times.
“In my experience, about 60 hours a week is the sweet spot of productivity,” Brin wrote in the memo published in full by The Verge. “Some folks put in a lot more but can burn out or lose…