I did find that it's important to work on teams where folks have kids. If you're politely vocal about the time blocks... it helps. But honestly I've had to use

I did find that it's important to work on teams where folks have kids. If you're politely vocal about the time blocks... it helps. But honestly I've had to use the 8PM-11PM slots for work with folks on the west coast. I treat is as a red flag if the management/other senior engineers don't have kids. It worked alright for about 1.5 years, but ... I need to get more PTO to sustain this type of work load.