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Re:Why Some Men Pretend to Work 80-Hour Weeks by toomuchtodo on Wednesday April 29, 2015 @10:40AM (#9458568)
Then why stay? Why waste quality of life for a startup lottery ticket that data has repeatedly shown will most likely fail? Being a non-profitable early stage startup is no excuse to run the place like a slave ship.
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Re:Why Some Men Pretend to Work 80-Hour Weeks by wesleytodd on Wednesday April 29, 2015 @11:38AM (#9459068)
I think this is an interesting comment. Enjoyment of work is a large contributor to my "quality of life". And working at a startup provides interesting and unique work.

I find it interesting that everyone always assumes that working more hours means less quality of life. I thoroughly enjoy my job, so spending more time doing it does not detract from anything.

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Re:Why Some Men Pretend to Work 80-Hour Weeks by toomuchtodo on Wednesday April 29, 2015 @01:05PM (#9459779)
You're in the minority:

"Only 13 percent of people worldwide actually like going to work"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-leadership/wp/2013/10...

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