I guess it depends on what your definition of success is. I still average around 40 hours/week in the office as an SDE 3 at Amazon. I could probably advance a b

I guess it depends on what your definition of success is. I still average around 40 hours/week in the office as an SDE 3 at Amazon. I could probably advance a bit faster by putting in more hours but I'm happy with the pace so far. I think there's a lot of hustle porn culture in tech, especially around the entry level where people brag about how many hours per week they spend leetcoding. This creates an unrealistic perception that everyone is always working themselves to the bone. They're not, my last company even did half day Fridays during the summer.