Overview
- Ramp’s analysis of restaurant, delivery and catering charges shows a pronounced Saturday spike for SF-based companies, consistent with teams working a sixth day.
- The Saturday pattern is new this year and was not present in 2024, 2023 or earlier datasets.
- The effect is geographically concentrated, with San Francisco showing a strong signal and New York displaying only a much smaller uptick.
- Commentary based on the findings says the shift is reshaping expectations for hiring, customer responsiveness, deployment windows and overall release velocity.
- Coverage also notes some startups signaling 70-plus hour weeks in job posts and warns of heightened risks of burnout and potential labor-law exposure.