[michaelt]

  This article reeks of immaturity. And I'd rather 
  have only passionate people in our field.

There's passion and there's passion. When a job advert says "we want people who are passionate" sometimes they mean "there will be lots of unpaid overtime and we want people who won't complain about it".

I'm all for talented, experienced people in our field, but I think we also need a healthy work-life balance. If someone wants to work 60 hours a week then spend 20 hours a week on their open source side project because they're passionate about coding, that's their choice - but if someone else wants to work 40 hours a week then turn off the computer and spend time with their children, I don't see that as a problem or something they should be ashamed of.

And if my boss stopped paying me, you can bet I'd stop coming into work. If that means I'm in it for the money, then I'm in it for the money.