It is of course real but so is the responsibility to manage it. At my old job, I was insanely stressed and it was totally self inflicted. My manager challenged

It is of course real but so is the responsibility to manage it. At my old job, I was insanely stressed and it was totally self inflicted. My manager challenged me to start later, end earlier, take a meditation/walking break etc. Similarly, I do the same to people who work for me. Most of what we do is a long term game. If you are a developer or a manager I need you to be healthy and productive for the next decade, not burn out over some short term thing. There are times we need to push, work the weekend, etc. Most times we don't and it's important to take responsibility for that decision. I take a very capitalist view of this. It's not about slacking, etc. It's about maximizing your long time contribution and earning.