Google co-founder Sergey Brin tells employees

Sergey Brin tells Google employees that 60 hours a week is the 'sweet spot' for productivity. Some beg to differ.
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.
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Brin believes that, with the right resources, the company can win the AI race, but that means workers are being urged not only to return to the office but to consider doing longer 60-hour weeks (which works out to be 12 hours a day over five days).
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According to the memo seen by The New York Times, Brin says Googlers should try to work 60 hours per week to support the company's AI efforts. That works out to 12 hours per day, Monday through Friday,
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Brin called for Googlers working on the company's AI products to increase their hours in a memo seen by The New York Times.
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Mr Brin, who is estimated to be worth $144 billion, emphasised that "60 hours a week is the sweet spot of productivity" in a memo.
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