Sensationalism aside, this kind of work culture makes for pretty grim reading. "One intern, who worked at one of the American “bulge-bracket” firms, memorably

Sensationalism aside, this kind of work culture makes for pretty grim reading. "One intern, who worked at one of the American “bulge-bracket” firms, memorably described the experience of working all night only to start the new day an hour later: “Every intern’s worst nightmare is what’s called ‘the magic roundabout’,” he told the Standard, “which is when you get a taxi to drive you home at 7am and then it waits for you while you shower and change and then takes you back to the office.”" http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/inside-the-world-of-the-all-night-army-of-banking-interns-8776134.html http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/inside-the-w... There's a certain machismo attached to pulling all-nighters. I think many developers can relate to that.