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Re:In Defense of the 60+ Hour Work Week by rjf90 on Friday February 21, 2014 @08:37AM (#7276871)
Not necessarily true. If people weren't getting compensated in some way they would leave. Investment bankers work 80-120 hours per week, and they get paid as such. Same with lawyers.
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Re:In Defense of the 60+ Hour Work Week by ulfw on Friday February 21, 2014 @05:44PM (#7279962)
How does your average Silicon Valley 60+ hour worker get extra compensation for those additional hours that are expected of him (beyond the contractually agreed 40 hours)?
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Re:In Defense of the 60+ Hour Work Week by rjf90 on Saturday February 22, 2014 @01:17PM (#7282942)
Faster advancement within the company. Executives aren't in their position simply because they are smarter than everyone else. After an IQ of 120-125, intelligence is not a good predictor of success (according to Malcolm Gladwell at least). Hard work plays a role.

If you want to work a normal work week and a normal life, great. But sometimes to achieve great things you have to make sacrifices.

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