Thankfully, I haven't see too much employer imposed long hours, but I have seen self imposed long hours. I read a different article about 6 months ago from a professor that I'd love to read over again. I can't seem to find it. The premise was that they worked extra hours because the regular hours were filled with "procedure" like meetings, time cards, and getting interrupted. It only left a little time each day for doing the interesting stuff; the reason they chose that profession.
I and others have talked about how much more productive we are when working early or late in the day and are compelled to stay late to finish something because it seems to take longer to pick it up and finish it the next day.
I and others have talked about how much more productive we are when working early or late in the day and are compelled to stay late to finish something because it seems to take longer to pick it up and finish it the next day.