[Loughla]

I'll answer with a question; does that matter?

When I had a kid, I worried what the other individuals at my level would think when I started taking vacation regularly, and paired my work day down to 8-5. I know that one, who I used to work incredibly closely with, looks down on my hours now, and believes that there is no way that I can still be productive in 8 hours instead of the 12 he pulls every day.

After a bit, though, I realized that co-workers' opinions only matters as long as I'm at my current job, and that I can replace them at a moments notice, whereas it's harder (and costlier) to replace my partner and kids.

Priorities realigned, I know my work output, my superiors know my work output, the rest be damned.

[npizzolato]

Very well said. Realizing you can't please everyone has been very freeing. You have to decide who's opinions matter to you and who's, frankly, just don't. If your co-workers are going to be bitter that you don't constantly put in absurd hours, maybe their opinion shouldn't be important to you.