By definition, most Americans think of a “full-time job” as one that is worked 40 hours per week. For some legal and regulatory purposes, 32 hours will even be classified as full-time. The reality for many workers, however, is quite different. Some professions routinely see workers putting in 60, 70 or 80 hours per week, if not more.
These hours are simply seen as par for the course in parts of some industries; think investment banking, law, medicine, for example. That may just be part of the bargain that employees know full well when they go to work for a big paycheck and lucrative bonus structure.
