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Pumped Up - Yet Decaffeinated
01/17/2006 22:27 |
Work
Today
was another one of those days where I got into the
office around 8, and left around 8. Twelve hour
shifts aren't the norm, but we're at that point in
the season where they are coming along with increased
frequency - and even on those days when I give myself
a break and put in a mere 10 hours, there's plenty
left to do at home.
But I crave it. I can't imagine what it would be like to work at a company where 9 to 5 was expected, where you stopped thinking and strategizing when you left for the day, and you didn't need to give it your full effort. I've been raised in the Silicon Valley job market, and the pressure is always on. It doesn't end when individual deliverables do - instead those are replaced with new ones, and the beat goes on. The question then becomes, how long can you press the accelerator?
But I crave it. I can't imagine what it would be like to work at a company where 9 to 5 was expected, where you stopped thinking and strategizing when you left for the day, and you didn't need to give it your full effort. I've been raised in the Silicon Valley job market, and the pressure is always on. It doesn't end when individual deliverables do - instead those are replaced with new ones, and the beat goes on. The question then becomes, how long can you press the accelerator?
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