I’ve had this same conversation with people in investment banking, they work very long hours often with no weekend. The idea of not having to work a job is inco

I’ve had this same conversation with people in investment banking, they work very long hours often with no weekend. The idea of not having to work a job is inconceivable to them. Even the ones who have hobbies outside of work like music, sports, etc felt strongly about the importance of their job. They did seem to want shorter hours, but they took a lot of pride in how much time they spent working, humble bragging towards each other about how many hours they worked last week for example. I think our work titles are too tied with our social status and identity for anything to change here.