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I can tell you that if I were in your case I would quit the 70 to 90 hrs grind. It's not worth the long term damage to your mental health. If you haven't, you w

I can tell you that if I were in your case I would quit the 70 to 90 hrs grind. It's not worth the long term damage to your mental health. If you haven't, you will soon burnout. Money is not everything. The only reason I would work those hours is if I was doing it to advance my interests not someone else's. Before you do anything seek a career counselor that will help you plan your next 1,3,5,10 years. You'll need to review your plan every year but at least you'll have a road map of where you are going. Also understand that learning new stuff that will be out of date in a few years is not worth the time. There is only so many times you should have to learn a new language and stack. Spinning the wheel leads you nowhere. Focus on knowledge that will serve you your whole career.

coastflow 4y ago
>"I would quit the 70 to 90 hrs grind. It's not worth the long term damage to your mental health. If you haven't, you will soon burnout. Money is not everything. The only reason I would work those hours is if I was doing it to advance my interests not someone else's." Absolutely. To reinforce this: any money secured by working longer hours will very likely be spent on treatments for the physical and psychological health problems that result from working such long hours. The advice is especially important because the original poster is getting paid on a 40 hour salary, not even getting paid for overtime.
- scaramanga 4y ago
  Big time... these employers are not going to be there for you when you are a frazzled, empty shell, so this is a bad deal. Only in that sense can OP be considered a "loser", in terms of the fact that the bargain that has been struck here is appallingly bad. In all other regards, I am confident that OP is a wonderful chap.