Reflections on Stress and Long Hours on Wall Street

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

6. I think it depends on whether a real personal passion intersects with that job

I think that's different than someone who has internalized their work responsibilities to a ridiculous extent or believes that someone actually notices that they're in the office at 8:30 in the morning on a Saturday and great rewards will follow.

I feel guilty keeping my girlfriend from work when I know there is a FedEx box from Taipei on her desk. Because I know there is nothing in the world she would rather be doing than seeing if the latest prototype works or not. That has been her passion in life since she lit up a loose christmas tree bulb with a battery when she was three years old.