My impression is that Canada does not have such a culture of overwork and that it is not dominated by Puritan ethics. Tech, however, and games in particular, d

My impression is that Canada does not have such a culture of overwork and that it is not dominated by Puritan ethics. Tech, however, and games in particular, do have that kind of overwork culture; but they have it everywhere in the world. Reasons include high potential reward, constant change, unpredictability of results, and relatively young workforce. Nothing to do with unions, Puritanism or the like, really. And that culture is indeed destructive for many people, but we only get to hear from the survivors (among which I count myself)