This is just an observation, but a recurring theme in casual conversations with friends in tech is that the quality of work/life balance as an employee (as oppo

This is just an observation, but a recurring theme in casual conversations with friends in tech is that the quality of work/life balance as an employee (as opposed to a founder) is eroding fast. One factor that I think accelerates this is that companies that are established and clearly not startups anymore (companies with lots of employees, huge market cap, and revenue, whether they've IPO'd or not) increasingly consider themselves "startups", which often leads to them justifying these toxic work cultures, insane hours, and massive churn. By refusing to grow up and mature as a company, and admit that this is happening, the owners of the company can have it both ways: you work for a startup when they're talking about passion, commitment, and hours, but you work for an established business when they want to turn the corporatist screws on their employees.