I think this is all about C-Suite Level leadership and governance of those companies that required longer working hours. They must be awared and inform their colleagues and staff that pretending work is harmful to quality operation process and health and then to the society as a whole without leisure and family spending to stimulate economy finally traped in dead loop causing SMB death. Good luck to these companies. - Danny (from Hong Kong), http://dannyhabio.blog.com

@engineer

google: The IT Job Board survey working hours

and ita at the top of the list

I completely agree with "Engineer". Please provide links to reference information.

Yet another let down by the inquirer.
Love the site and editorial style of writing however the inquirer editors seem to get ahead of themselves on way to many occasions.

ACCORDING TO SOME research...

Where is the original research (link)?

I would appreciate if INQ would maintain the authenticity of the content by pointing to the source research if available, or at least mention where the research is coming from.

Note that I am not doubting the nature of the work done by IT professionals (I am one) or the authenticity of the content. But a quick google search did not result in any relevant research on IT professionals' working hours that is less than 2 years old.

So please provide at least a mention of the source of such "research" in future.

Thank you.

Also many pros. have to compensate for the staff cuts the "management" deemed necessary. This is an excuse to increase work load without increasing the payment.
You want to keep your job? You have to fill in for Joe too. It is a financial crisis, you know. Don't worry, your salary won't be increased, and you can keep up the tempo even after the crisis is gone...

Partially true, IT is perceived as disposable because most managers don't have a clue as to what they do or how much effort goes into doing it.

As a result they have unreasonable expectations and the believe 'anyone can do it'. 'Money Making' workers depend on IT to make money, furthermore in many cases good IT can cut the cost necessary to be competitive.

That's because many of the IT folks are disposable and easily replaced. So they better make themselves more valuable especially when many companies thin out their IT departments before their "money making" workers.