@moonman Touche! When I had my first paid job, I wanted to work for 40 hours but I don't think that I did. It's best when you are working for your own benefit. But I do agree that it is more important to have a balance in life... but it depends on where you are in your life. It might be better to work long hours when you are younger so that you can afford to relax up later when you have a family of your own or retire, or simply moving up the career ladder where you earn more. Of course, if you want to become a business owner or a manager then that really does mean sinking a lot of time into your career to the detriment of other things.