long-hours culture

noun

A workplace environment where it is commonplace and often expected, or even valued, for employees to work extended hours beyond standard working hours.

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Meanings

nounlong-hours culture (countable and uncountable, plural long-hours cultures)

plural long-hours cultures

  1. countableuncountablelabourbusinessA workplace environment where it is commonplace and often expected, or even valued, for employees to work extended hours beyond standard working hours.
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APA

long-hours culture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-hours%20culture

MLA

“long-hours culture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-hours%20culture. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long-hours culture,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-hours%20culture.

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