She broke off a relationship, began drinking, gained weight and sparred with her boss, a college chum. They're becoming numb. She is pursuing a job with an established company and is looking forward to a more sane work schedule. For many high-tech hopefuls, there are few ways around the grueling pace. Fewer than one in three wage earners can afford that price, according to the California Association of Realtors.
Workers are also willing to suck it up for several years for the payoff.
My family would be financially set. Sometimes, companies make the rules. Working together, still apart Tough travel schedules and family deprivation are nothing new to technology's upper echelon. Excite At Home CEO George Bell works in Redwood City, Calif., although his family is rooted in Boston. In September, he moved his pregnant wife and four kids to the Bay Area.