Thanks for the reply! The intent of the question is how many hours is a personally *individually* obligated to be at work? Europe it depends from 6 hours to 7.5 officially, max 8. And the norm is also the same. Most people have free hours, can leave mid-day, e.g. to pick their kids/whatever, and then continue to work e.g. from home.

What is the work culture there?

How would you respond to posts that claim 10-12 hour working days, is that normal? In large companies?