Work versus Life. Greatness versus Family
Great article.  More people need to stand up to their bosses when long hours are requested day in and day out.  I had a chat with my boss just the other day after I was forced to work all weekend.  I told him, if it happens again, I'm leaving for a different company.  He apologized profusely and gave me an extra 2 days vacation to make up for it.<p>This is silicon valley.  You are an engineer earning a top 5% salary in one of the richest countries in your 20s.  You can do whatever you want, the ball is in your hands--not your employers.  I get 10 emails a week from recruiters and founders trying to get me to come work for them.  Don't put up with the 60-80 hour a week bullshit.  This is 2013, it costs approximately 20-30k to live a good life with all the success of the last 2000 years of productivity.  There is no reason at all to work all the time.  Work a normal 40-50 hours a week, save at least half your paycheck and enjoy the rest of your life.  If you simply do that, you'll have complete autonomy over your life at age 35 and will only have to work if you choose to.  Otherwise you could choose to work 0 hours a week, spend all the time you want with your family, and hack at open source projects, travel, read, exercise, or generally do whatever you want.<p>We have the power, not the employers.