> 80 is probably the sustainable maximum for any normal human.
Not according to research. I know that academia features long hours. I never heard of academia as an example of efficiency through. Game industry is another hours high occupation (and the studies about crunch are from there).
Also, having kids after 40 is not exactly advisable for women. You are getting into risk category health vise.
People who work 80 hours a week and have children simply have spouse who does all childcare related work and career sacrifice (if they had career).
This was a couple lab, both professors were intense, but yes once they had a kid the husband started working from home more. But that didn't mean he worked fewer hours. We would typically take turns being on phone with him till 10 pm every day.
I'm not advocating it to anyone who hates this. I just want to say that I didn't mind it, I liked it as long as I was working on exciting things, and so did my professors and most other professors that I knew for that matter. My professors didn't have burnout or mental breakdowns, I didnt. Some of my labmates did though, and they quit.
I do not condone how my professors did things, they were abusive for sure. But that was fairly independent of the work ethic if you ask me. Most biology labs that went on to produce Nobel laureates or path breaking vaccines are similar.
Also please go revisit your literature on women having kids after 40. It's not nearly as bad as you might think it is.
Not according to research. I know that academia features long hours. I never heard of academia as an example of efficiency through. Game industry is another hours high occupation (and the studies about crunch are from there).
Also, having kids after 40 is not exactly advisable for women. You are getting into risk category health vise.
People who work 80 hours a week and have children simply have spouse who does all childcare related work and career sacrifice (if they had career).