It's strictly an 8-to-5 kind of place -- there are late nights, but they're the exception. The programmers are intense, but low-key. Many of them have put in years of work either for IBM (which owned the shuttle group until 1994), or directly on the shuttle software. They're adults, with spouses and kids and lives beyond their remarkable software program.
Don't surf the net at work. Don't take long breaks. Don't waste time on useless things. Only show up when you are healthy and well rested. Only work with talented people who get stuff done.
6-7 hours of real work a day x 5 days a week x 48 weeks a year x 7 people can get huge amount of stuff done.
PS: The longer most people are at work each day, the lower percentage of the time they are actually getting stuff done.
Of course, the ratio of work-done to at-work is going to down as at-work goes up, even if work-done remains constant. This is why you should go home at the point where work-done equals at-work, so the ratio remains at 1, even if work-done and at-work are both less than 8. Most companies don't like people working significantly less than 40 hours a week, however.
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/06/writestuff.html
It's strictly an 8-to-5 kind of place -- there are late nights, but they're the exception. The programmers are intense, but low-key. Many of them have put in years of work either for IBM (which owned the shuttle group until 1994), or directly on the shuttle software. They're adults, with spouses and kids and lives beyond their remarkable software program.