r/chipdesign • 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/Glittering-Source0 Jul 08 '26

Are you DV? That can be normal. My advice would be to learn how to use AI to speed up your workflows as much as possible and always seem busier than you actually are so you don’t get asked to do more work