I verbally accepted a job at a UK based start-up once, it was 3 days per week as that was all they could afford at the time.
It was not until i got the contract that it stated a minimum of 40 hours in the 3 Days, so they wanted me to work full time hours in the 3 days for 3 days pay.
I turned it down. I still see the founder around and he is still looking for dev's.
I played D&D with a guy who did forty hours in two, twenty-hour days. He'd arrive at midnight, work until eight PM, then sleep (on site) until 4 AM, then work again until midnight. From what I heard, the sleep was more of a legal fiction to get around OSHA regulations than actual sleep.
I guess it paid decently enough, since he never complained about, but he pretty much slept for the entire following day. He never knew until Sunday which two days he would be in, so scheduling gaming time was a pain.
It was not until i got the contract that it stated a minimum of 40 hours in the 3 Days, so they wanted me to work full time hours in the 3 days for 3 days pay.
I turned it down. I still see the founder around and he is still looking for dev's.