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0 pointsghoshbishakh5y ago0 comments

I absolutely agree about the fact that us young CS engineers often forget how lucky we are to exist in this space.

I also support the point that the author is trying to make about work life balance. If you are passionate about building something, you would always want your team to be as passionate. And that would mean sacrificing other stuff in your life since this product is also a large part of your life.

In other words, "work life balance" treats work separate to life. Which often might not be the case. There can definitely be an overlap between work and life.

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cashewchoo5y ago

Because unless you have significant equity in a company, your work is literally not your life. Your life consists of things you don't lose instantly if you're fired "for any lawful reason including no reason".

The US is potentially one of the worst places to get work and life mixed up without a securitized, legally binding combination of your work and life.

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