C-suite at large companies typically have horrific work schedules that preclude a real life, and it is largely unavoidable. That's the job, and one of the reaso

C-suite at large companies typically have horrific work schedules that preclude a real life, and it is largely unavoidable. That's the job, and one of the reasons most people can't do it. A handful of people are wired to live that way but most aren't. The C-suite is a job for a special kind of masochist that wants to live their role. Average people that want those roles likely don't understand what they entail. A staff engineer has sinecure by comparison.