Ther is no such thing as normal hours for designers. Bankers have those.
Hours are one thing that can get away from an artist. We tend to lose ourselves in our work.
I have changed my hours greatly over the last year. I don’t kid myself into thinking I chose an industry that can abide by a 9 to 5 mentality but I betcha I have averaged less than 50 hour work weeks for the last 6 months. Working for a boss is no different than being slef employeed in this case. Ya do what ya have to do to make sure all deadlines are met. Sometimes thats an easy breezy week and sometimes thats a mess of doubles. If it doesn’t all average out in the end, compinsation is required.
This makes all the diffence in the world in an artist beingf happy while they’re workin’.
On average, I’d say most shops are 8-6ish with a lunch but when projects with tight deadlines come up, all bets are off.
