It's even worse than that... he <i>acts</i> like he's not complaining, saying something like, "I'm glad they've found their work/life balance," but then goes on to say it's a <i>shame</i> that they don't want to put in an extra hour of work per day, because then they could carve out a more interesting and exciting career for themselves.  As if what his employees do outside of work is a poor substitute for career development.<p>I think it's great that he's happy working his ass off making his business succeed.  But not everyone defines their self-worth based on their job.  Personally, I'm more concerned about making and maintaining connections with the people I care about.  Yes, I'm working like crazy at a startup right now, but it's not my <i>life</i>.  It's my job.  It's a rewarding job helping to build a product I believe in and am passionate about, but there's so much more to the world than the office I spend most of my time in.