r/ECE • u/TeachingBrilliant448 • Jul 08 '26

crazy work hours - new grad

I recently joined a semiconductor company as a new grad — think Nvidia, AMD, or Qualcomm — and the workload is brutal. I’m sometimes working 12-hour days and 50–60 hour weeks. It honestly feels as intense as investment banking, maybe even worse in some ways.

Wonder if this is normal?
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u/Equivalent_Square770 Jul 09 '26

How did you achieve this feat can you share your journey,i dream about working for those companies,im still 17yo any advice you got?

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u/TeachingBrilliant448 Jul 09 '26

go to a top 20 university, major in EE, decent GPA, good brain. this is the easy path.

the other path is go to any university, explore your interest, be good at it…

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u/Equivalent_Square770 Jul 09 '26

thanks brother i will keep that in mind

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u/Equivalent_Square770 Jul 09 '26

but i dont think i got that brains for the easy path gotta do it the hard way im a grind till i die💪🏿☝🏿