I have a friend who is a very good developer, he happens to be reliable, dependable, and can get things done. He comes in and leaves at the same time each day

I have a friend who is a very good developer, he happens to be reliable, dependable, and can get things done. He comes in and leaves at the same time each day (dependable). Myself, I developed the intial product and the next generation product, but I would work all night, weekends, sometimes several days straight. I wasn't coming in and leaving at the same time of the day. In the end dependable was better then myself, he is buying two houses, going on nice vacations, while I was left out in the cold when things were temporarily difficult. I would prefer to be in a different situation. If I was just dependable it would be better then imaginative. I would prefer to crank things out rather then go so hot and cold.