[wybo]

Could not agree more. There is a reason 8-hour working days were instated, even for uncreative, manual labour.

Most people, including most of the best, are simply more productive and creative if they want to make their time in the office count, rather than count their time in the office.

Having a life is the most important thing in life, and unless you are a founder or have significant equity and can reasonably expect your work to buy you retirement before you are 35-40, then you are exploiting yourself.