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What is this work life balance we speak of...

I'm going to keep this post brief. I haven't blogged in awhile on tech and engineering topics though my mind is always thinking about that. So here goes. When you think of when you hear the phrase "work life balance"? Working 9-5? Working for a company that values your time outside of work? Your personal life? How about a job that gives you the time to pursue interests and hobbies outside of work? Maybe a job that enables you to have time for friends, family and loved ones? How about a company the hosts a lot of culture events and gives you time to socialize with co-workers outside of day to day work? How about a job where your colleagues are your good friends, where you end up forming great friendships? I usually think of similar ideas when I hear the whole work life balance topic. However my thoughts have evolved on the subject after attending a recent  Write/Speak/Code meet up in New York City. When the former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of a well known N