> It's a similar thing with work-life balance. It amazes me how many devs are unwilling to set boundaries and work ridiculous hours. I have a simple rule, if I

> It's a similar thing with work-life balance. It amazes me how many devs are unwilling to set boundaries and work ridiculous hours. I have a simple rule, if I didn't set the deadline/estimate and it will require me to work over my hours then I simply don't. I'm not going to be beholden to someone elses guess on how long something should take if it requires more hours than my contract says. Which isn't to say I don't go over my hours occasionally (usually because I get lost in what I'm doing or it would be more efficient to finish it in one long day) but I generally take the time back later as well. Burnout is the end result of doing it differently (for me) and a) I refuse to put myself through that again b) it is at the end of the day a just a job