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Do you really have zero interests than those met at work? Never want to see other countries, or at least other parts of your country? Never want to spend times out of the office in nature?

I am very happy I have six weeks of vacation and I have to take them or get written up. To me, there's more to life than delivering the next iteration of some product.

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Exactly my point: On the contrary I've been to 30+ countries, lived in 5, biked across Asia, spent a year teaching English in Korea. You can't do this with "vacations".

I don't see why you can't go on vacation even if you take a couple months off on a sabbatical every couple of years. It's mostly about financial priorities, especially for most people on HN.

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