[01100011]

This. Many of the folks I worked with liked 35 hour weeks and stayed in consulting because they were avid cyclists/surfers/hikers/etc.

The sort of folks that like high pay and poor work/life balance end up at big valley companies in my experience.

[cbsmith]

Meh. Big valley companies isn't the right criteria. There are "lifestyle businesses", and then there are other businesses. People do tend to make a conscious choice between the two.