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GitHub Work Life Balance

The Work Life Balance at GitHub is rated a B by 65 employees putting it in the Top 30% of similar size companies on Comparably. 83% of GitHub employees are satisfied with their work life balance while 10% feel they are burnt out. A well proportioned work life balance is necessary to keep employees happy and productive.

About 54% of the employees at GitHub work eight hours or less, while 11% of them have a very long day - longer than twelve hours. The Majority of GitHub employees are satisfied with their work life balance and do not feel burnt out.

In general, employees who have been at the company Less than 1 Year and employees with 6 to 10 Years experience believe they have good work life balance while Female employees and African American/Black employees think there is room for improvement.

Work Life Balance
Top 30%Top 30% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
B

GitHub is in the Top 30% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Happiness
Top 5%Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
A+

GitHub is in the Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Culture Score
Top 10%Top 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
A

GitHub is in the Top 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

How Employees Rate GitHub's Work Life Balance

AnswerPercent
Yes83%
No17%
Are you satisfied with your work/life balance?
AnswerPercent
7 or less17%
837%
1030%
125%
More than 1211%
On average, how many hours do you work a day?
AnswerPercent
>1 hour11%
1 hour44%
45 minutes0%
30 minutes0%
I eat at my desk45%
How long do you take for lunch breaks?
AnswerPercent
Yes10%
No90%
Do you feel burnt out at work?
AnswerPercent
Excellent34%
Good33%
Neutral33%
Not Great0%
Terrible0%
How’s the work life balance at your company?
Who Ranks the Work Life Balance highest at GitHub?
Tenure - Less than 1 Year 91/100
Experience - 6 to 10 Years 90/100
Ethnicity - Hispanic or Latino 89/100
Who Ranks the Work Life Balance lowest at GitHub?
Gender - Female 62/100
Ethnicity - African American/Black 65/100
Ethnicity - Other 66/100

GitHub Work Life Balance by Department

Work Life BalanceHappinessCulture Score
SalesA+A+A+
Engineering--A+A
Product--A+A
Business DevelopmentA+A+B+
HRA+A+A+

GitHub Work Life Balance by Experience

Work Life BalanceHappinessCulture Score
1 to 3 YearsBAB
3 to 6 YearsA+A+A+
6 to 10 YearsA+A+A
Over 10 YearsC+AA-

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