The article paints a picture of this as a universal but it's not really true I think. From my experience, in the German Mittelstand, overwork is not seen as a positive. There are a lot of very productive firms, and there's a huge focus on working 9-5, doing your work well, not being distracted, and then going home and having a life. Staying at work till midnight would be seen as not managing time correctly, neglecting family, being overworked, not in good shape, making mistakes and so on.
I don't even think it's necessarily that popular in American culture any more after the sort of financial excesses of the late aughts. The stereotypical banker who is coked up and accidentally destroys the economy isn't really as cool anymore as he was in the 80s
I don't even think it's necessarily that popular in American culture any more after the sort of financial excesses of the late aughts. The stereotypical banker who is coked up and accidentally destroys the economy isn't really as cool anymore as he was in the 80s