I had a moment of discomfort when reading that as well, and I had a very similar thought. Why is this a brag-worthy thing? Why are people valuing that level of

I had a moment of discomfort when reading that as well, and I had a very similar thought. Why is this a brag-worthy thing? Why are people valuing that level of dedication to a megacorp? A decent amount of this is cultural in the USA; at least, it is in my experience. A certain percentage of Americans tend to value extremely hard work as well as the willingness to sacrifice for that hard work without any context or equivocation. Putting in 80 to 90 hour weeks to make billionaires a little bit richer? Absolutely! "I did it, and look how awesome I am! You should do it too!" Meanwhile, on their death beds, many Americans show regret for spending so much time at work and so little time with their families.