[thelastknowngod]

For what it's worth, I work for a very well known, high growth company. Many others seem to have a problem with work/life balance based on feedback I hear through the grapevine. My team experiences very little of that though. We are well staffed, globally distributed so on call rotations always match our waking time zones, there are loose deadlines at most, and we are given the benefit of the doubt if something takes longer than originally expected to complete. I refuse to answer slack or emails after 5pm (even if I'm on call) and take vacation whenever I want with little approval needed beyond making sure an on call shift is covered.

For all the hate silicon valley-type companies get, I honestly love the spot I'm in. I think it has more to do with team structure and management trusting you enough not to micromanage. Hard to verify that as a job seeker though.