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If you work 100 hours a week for someone else and are not bringing in a million plus per year, your wife is going to think you are a chump, because you are.

How many people like this exist in silicon valley? a lot. wall street as well. and more and more, "traditional" corporate america as well.

edit: i meant to add that i think it's a poignant, alarming, and relevant statement.

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Alarming? If you're working 100 hours a week, you can't do anything else, and need someone else to take care of everything around the house for you, because you are spending all of your waking hours at work. This will destroy your relationships in a short period of time. Furthermore, this will unquestionably reduce your life expectancy. It takes a hell of a lot of money to compensate for even a few years in that situation.

Note: I'm not talking about working 60 hour weeks, which is very taxing, but nothing like this. 100 Hour weeks mean that there are no weekends, ever. You're working 14.25 hours per day, which is just enough to wake up, drive to work, eat your meals, come home, and sleep, day after day, with no respite.

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