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> What if your spouse wanna spend her 20s and 30s with you, in a place that has a normal cost of living, doing a job that doesn't require you to be on 60hours a
by vonseel 7y ago
> What if your spouse wanna spend her 20s and 30s with you, in a place that has a normal cost of living, doing a job that doesn't require you to be on 60hours a week?
I'm not sure 'bout the exact number of hours, but the top comment in this thread already said "In fact you'll typically find significantly better work-life balance at a FAANG than a startup.".
- noelsusman 7y ago"Better than a startup" is a very low bar.
- scrumbledober 7y agoI work at a startup in San Mateo and feel that the work-life balance is great here. Not all startups are created equal.
- chinesempire 7y ago> "In fact you'll typically find significantly better work-life balance at a FAANG than a startup." I agree with that sentence. But it also depends on what people are looking for. If working at a FAANG means having to spend a capital for housing in the bay are, maybe that's not what they really want. Or maybe life in the bay area is not the kind of lifestyle they like. My point was more about trading money for freedom, especially freedom from bureaucracy/politics and freedom to prefer to be with your spouse instead that being at the office to retire early in your life and maybe divorce in the meantime. We are young only once in our life, we have plenty of time to work hard.