No I would never accept that. at least not now. I get a below-average salary (not just for programmers but across the general working population). I have a mort

No I would never accept that. at least not now. I get a below-average salary (not just for programmers but across the general working population). I have a mortgage which needs to be paid. And that should be enough explanation. if rich programmers started to demand this kind, companies would just open an office elsewhere and there would be plenty of people willing to work fulltime at a fraction of their salary. Actually, my preference is the reverse. I would gladly accept working 60 hours a week if they could paid me for 60 hours. however this is illegal.