In my country it is not unusual for people to work 36 hours. You'd imagine that a nation like Korea or Japan would be twice as rich because they work 70 hours y

In my country it is not unusual for people to work 36 hours. You'd imagine that a nation like Korea or Japan would be twice as rich because they work 70 hours yet it doesn't seem to go that way... Obviously if you do have a 50-70 workweek your job IS your life. Your co workers are your best friends and it doesn't matter if they call you up in the middle of the night. I have observed that in Workaholic cultures people spend a lot of time socialising with co-workers and less time on actually working. I prefer the Dutch style of "working to live". Even if that means that you have to bring your own food and eat it behind a laptop. You can socialise at home.