Student life is not always easier than work life. The level of 'freedom and perks' you feel depends more on the culture of your cohort/workplace and your commit

Student life is not always easier than work life. The level of 'freedom and perks' you feel depends more on the culture of your cohort/workplace and your commitment than on being a student vs having a job. I went from grad school to Google in nyc, where the working culture supported going home by around 6pm. That felt like the opposite of grad school, where I regularly slept in my office.