Very well said. It falls somewhat along the lines of "work to live" vs "live to work (or create)." This is why you choose your company carefully based on its

Very well said. It falls somewhat along the lines of "work to live" vs "live to work (or create)." This is why you choose your company carefully based on its culture and mission. If it's a place that's not doing work that really excites you, they shouldn't expect you to get into that "mode." To some extent the less interesting the work is, the more the company has to spend on perks and salary to get people to even want to work there in the first place.