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Folks are talking like 996 is something new. I mean I worked in a services business early in my career. And I worked 7:30-8 M-F, in the office most of the day Sat, and the morning on Sun. Every dinner at my desk. That's just the way it was. It's more that tech jobs from 2015-2024 were mentally hard in many cases, stressful, but really, not really "hard work" Not really. Honestly, in many cases, at the 2021 demand peak, we barely worked. Be honest. Look how hard the folks in the ER work. Or at the vet. Or a lawyer working on an IPO or big deal. Or someone operating their own restaurant, where it's do or die. The work-from-home 25 hours a week, with a large team vibe ... it couldn't last. It wasn't real.

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