I have seen people pull crazy hours and then suddenly fired for performance reasons. It makes you look at the employee / employer relationship as a transaction.

I have seen people pull crazy hours and then suddenly fired for performance reasons. It makes you look at the employee / employer relationship as a transaction. And within this transaction the boundaries are clearly defined. This job can be fulfilling and interesting, but unfortunately we are being squeezed to produce maximum orange juice. Companies dream of reaching and maintaining high growth rates and valuations. We should shift to valuing consistency over raw velocity. Long-term, I think this is the winning strategy.