[avl999]

If you are willing to work significantly over normal work hours, for market value pay for a company with no greater mission beyond selling ads so that Elon can service the interest on his debt then by all means go for it. That is literally cuckold behavior but some people are into that so if that works for you good for you.

I know my value and won't work in that type of environment.

[adamrezich]

interesting to see "cuckold" used denigratingly on this website—I thought that was taboo in current year, especially here

[avl999]

I didn't want to use that word but that's the only thing that comes to mind describing what you are saying.

Why in the world would you find it acceptable to work at a place where the baseline is extreme hours and where extreme hours are required for just an acceptable performance review if you have other options?

I have worked extreme hours in many jobs but that has always been because either it was an exceptional situation or I was doing it of my own accord. Other than those two situations the only other reason I would do it is either:

1 I am working at a startup (preferably it's my own or I own a lot of equity)

2 I needed the job that badly

3 There was some "higher mission" associated with the work (eg manned space travel to mars, rushing to find a vaccine)

2 doesn't apply to twitter engineers and 3 certainly doesn't apply since twitter whose "higher mission" is selling ads.