[just3ws]

What seems to be misunderstood is that working more than 40 hours per week isn't the problem. It's what and where one is working and how much they value their time. I regularly work and study well over 50+ hours per week but not all of it is on my primary job. I also work on personal projects, small side jobs, learning new skills, etc. This whole concept is like the conversation a few years ago about the 5 o'clock developer. Our profession demands a great deal of time and dedication but that doesn't mean you have to subordinate your life to your employer. ---- For the people who think that chaining yourself to working 80+ hours to an employer is good, you need to step back and ask what do you think you're going to own after you finally burnout? Might setting up boundaries and investing in your own projects and external skills leave you with something you can own and take pride in or are you going to have to leave everything you've built behind and have no ownership when it's all said and done? I've been down that path and regret it. Learn to value your own time and invest that extra energy and time in building something for yourself.