+ Work hours typically above 45 hrs&#x2F;week<p>+ Work on weekends regularly<p>+ SRE + DevOps + Back-end roles<p>+ Painfully aware of current company&#x27;s runway<p>Admittedly much of the pressure is internal (I take responsibility for the successes and failure of my work, which increases anxiety and influences me to work longer hours), am I an outlier?<p>I honestly believe the industry pushes this towards the norm with a mixture of the &quot;full-stack-engineer&quot; and &quot;start-up culture&quot; motifs.<p>By the way I&#x27;m also asserting that the high rates of depression, anxiety, and mental health disorder, prove that SWE is a demanding field.