Comment Re:80 hours (Score 1) 1055
I think the point is more that if you're working at the kind of place where it's "up or out" and 80-hour weeks, you've probably made a bad decision somewhere along the line. If you WANT to work in that environment with those kinds of hours, you should probably see a shrink.
or they just have different priorities than you- the thing about an 'up or out' place like the poster is describing is that the payoff is HUGE; these hours are a short term sacrifice to make the seriously big bucks.
Those of us with a life outside of work (you know, wife and kids, hobbies, outside interests, a social life) can clue you in: you're not going to take any of that stuff you're buying with you when you die, and you're not going to get any of those hours back. Ever. I can guarantee that I'm not going to regret quiet evenings spent reading with my wife, afternoons spent at the pool with my daughter, or any of the many other things I enjoy doing. I doubt you can say the same for the myriad hours you're spending in the pursuit of money you don't have the time to enjoy.
when these dudes make partner and cash out at 40, i don't think they regret their choices either. for example, my buddy is a sr. manager at deloitte, on the partner list for next year. already making bank. should *easily* be able to cash out at 40. his kids will be 6 yrs old then- and he'll be able to spend as much time as he wants with them, travel with them, etc, etc.