[SI Developer Story] 05. Overtime and Weekend Work: An Inevitable Part of SI Companies

SI Developer Story
#5. Overtime and Weekend Work, Inescapable in SI Companies

Clients who commission projects want to see their programs quickly.
And requirements change and are added in the middle of the process. They themselves are not clear about the requirements for the program they will use and expect the SI company to create it just by paying money. Therefore, although the project duration is estimated based on the initial requirements, when responding to numerous requirements, time becomes insufficient, inevitably leading to overtime and weekend work.

However, most SI companies use a comprehensive wage system and do not pay overtime allowances. Most SI companies likely only provide dinner support for overtime work and taxi fare support for leaving after 10 PM.
Occasionally, conscientious companies provide a small amount of overtime pay for weekend work or give vacation days based on the number of overtime hours worked. Therefore, if a company doesn't even provide meals, it's recommended to quickly leave. Currently, after the implementation of the 52-hour workweek system, overtime work and weekend work have decreased significantly. And since the comprehensive wage system is also said to be abolished, a time may come when we can receive overtime pay fairly.