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I think most of us think people should not be encouraged to work 60 hours a week, and that doing unpaid work and burning yourself out shouldn't be necessary in

I think most of us think people should not be encouraged to work 60 hours a week, and that doing unpaid work and burning yourself out shouldn't be necessary in order to get a promotion. If somebody wants to go crazy and let their job take over their life then fine, but that behaviour is only going to cause problems in the long run, so it shouldn't be rewarded, and certainly shouldn't move the bar for everyone else.

baldfat 11y ago
You just described ageism. They replace you with that new person who can go till they also burnout. I was in one job where the average stay was a little over 2 years. It was working in Student Life at college and you were expected to work the 8 AM - 4 PM M-F and have three nightly meetings and be on call 7 days a week 24 hours a day one week a month. If there were emergencies I would be working till 2 AM and I "COULD" call in late aka come in at 10 AM or else be viewed a slacker. After 3 years I couldn't hack it and they had dozens of applications to replace my position. Then they fired the whole team and just rehired. It is still that way 10 years later.