[ryandrake]

Why does ambition somehow now mean you have to WANT to do your job for 12 hours a day, 6-7 days a week? Do you think surgeons spend their days off at home practicing surgery on their pets as a hobby? Don't get me wrong--everyone should always be learning. But in what other profession is it expected that you continue doing your work "for fun" after hours?

[sysreader2016]

I'm just saying that I think a lot of young people in the tech industry don't care about work-life balance. And those same young people wouldn't have a problem working 12 hours a day to complete a project.

Secondly, highly talented professionals do spend free time practicing their skills. Idk anything about surgeons.

I'm in tech because I think the work is fun. I'm typically on my computers up to 18 hours a day. As you can imagine I would have no problem doing some r&d after hours for fun.

Who cares what other professions are doing? I'm in tech because I'm a builder and that's what I care about.

[collyw]

To be fair I guess surgeons read plenty of medical papers out of work hours. I am not working on my time off, but I am keeping up to date.