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> That leads me to this: to be great in this industry ( or great for this industry), I believe that InfoSec/NetSec has to become a lifestyle,not just a job. I e

> That leads me to this: to be great in this industry ( or great for this industry), I believe that InfoSec/NetSec has to become a lifestyle,not just a job. I easily work 80+ hours a week Who is working 80+ a week long term? It throws into question every other statement on the page.

koolba 9y ago
I've been working 80+ hours per week for nearly 20 years. I wholeheartedly enjoy what I do but I don't just work on one thing though. It's a combination of direct work, research, and FOSS.
- branchless 9y ago
  Wow. Well I guess there you are. I cannot imagine this! And I work well over 40 hours a week, last few weeks have been near 80. But as a rule, no way. Guess it takes all kinds.
- goldenkey 9y ago
  Amphetamines? Don't lie.
nthcolumn 9y ago
He is including time spent on here :P
- eeZah7Ux 9y ago
  He is including all time spent learning stuff and so on. 40h work + 40h learning/reading HN/doing hobby projects is pretty common.
  - Odin78 9y ago
    Is it really? That's 16 hours of work 5 days a week. If you sleep for 8h you don't do anything but work or learn for all of your waking hours. A more reasonable person would probably put a fair amount of learning time on the weekend, but even then you leave very little time for a social life, physical exercise, eating, relaxing.. things that most healthy people, if not everyone, requires.
    - eeZah7Ux 9y ago
      Working 40 hours per week and sleeping 8 hours at night leaves you 72 hours of free time a week so you still have time for other activities. Also, learning and hobby projects can include social aspects.
ameister14 9y ago
It's not just about being able to keep that up, either - it's less efficient to work 80 hours consistently and you end up with a large number of hours worked that you get a negative return on because they contribute to burnout without increasing the amount of work you get done by much at all.

koolba 9y ago

I've been working 80+ hours per week for nearly 20 years. I wholeheartedly enjoy what I do but I don't just work on one thing though. It's a combination of direct work, research, and FOSS.

branchless 9y ago
Wow. Well I guess there you are. I cannot imagine this! And I work well over 40 hours a week, last few weeks have been near 80. But as a rule, no way. Guess it takes all kinds.
goldenkey 9y ago
Amphetamines? Don't lie.

nthcolumn 9y ago

He is including time spent on here :P

eeZah7Ux 9y ago
He is including all time spent learning stuff and so on. 40h work + 40h learning/reading HN/doing hobby projects is pretty common.
- Odin78 9y ago
  Is it really? That's 16 hours of work 5 days a week. If you sleep for 8h you don't do anything but work or learn for all of your waking hours. A more reasonable person would probably put a fair amount of learning time on the weekend, but even then you leave very little time for a social life, physical exercise, eating, relaxing.. things that most healthy people, if not everyone, requires.
  - eeZah7Ux 9y ago
    Working 40 hours per week and sleeping 8 hours at night leaves you 72 hours of free time a week so you still have time for other activities. Also, learning and hobby projects can include social aspects.

ameister14 9y ago

It's not just about being able to keep that up, either - it's less efficient to work 80 hours consistently and you end up with a large number of hours worked that you get a negative return on because they contribute to burnout without increasing the amount of work you get done by much at all.