[noir_lord]

If you want the 40 hours and treat like a human not a code producing robot I found the best way is to work as a techie for a none-tech company.

I handle the internal ERP and related software (android terminals, sandblast machines etc)

I get to work on varied problems in multiple languages where my contribution is immediately visible and then go home at 5pm.

It's glorious, I'll give up programming as a career rather than go back to 60hr+ weeks.

[marmaduke]

This is a good point. Not even tech but being one of few fluent programmers is a good position.

[coolaliasbro]

Completely agree. Just understanding paradigms and being willing/able to read documentation goes a long way at non-tech companies.