I think it is beautiful that there are some people out there capable of dedicating themselves to something with such passion. But that's precisely the problem

I think it is beautiful that there are some people out there capable of dedicating themselves to something with such passion. But that's precisely the problem with the structures surrounding it. Organisations exploit these characters because they don't reward them as much as they put in. But not only that, you also have to think of the people around them. They point out in many places in the article how they weren't stopping because their neighbour wasn't stopping: a group expectation is formed that everyone is supposed to be putting 10-15 hours a day because that's what it means to be passionate, to care for your company. As others have pointed out, this is cult behaviour and believe it or not a lot of these companies precisely use cult-tactics to incite this behaviour on their workers. I admire passion. But I want to see people putting that passion into constructive projects that improve their own lives as much as as everyone else's. That's the shift in perspective that we need, how much of this person's life was taken by this company? This kind of stress and hard work takes a toll on your health, it might not be immediately evident but it is real! And what do they have to show for it?