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> You don't have to care about your job. Most people have about four good hours of work in them. Just do your four hours, and take the rest of the day off.

OP says they're young and recently got a high-paying job at a recognizable California company. This isn't good advice.

Working half days every day may work for certain senior people in slow moving parts of a company. However, getting a high-paying job in California at a big-tech company and then putting in half days will get you PIPed and removed really quick.



Sounds like your typical sweatshop.




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