would you work 80 to 90 hours a week for $350,000 a year one I did this for about four years straight out of uni into the drilling industry as a contractor I did as many contracts as I could back to back owned nothing that didn't fit in my backpack lived in hotels in balasia Singapore during my limited time off saved a lot of cash in those years and set myself up for Life two no what's the point I want to live not work theoretically you could do this temporarily for a few years and then live most of your remaining life comfortably 80 to 90 hours a week is working about 12 hours per day for every day in the week I the work is even remotely physical good luck being able to do that longer than a year three I'm working 80 to 90 hours a week for way less money this post makes me realize I just suck at life four new doctors do those hours for oneth at compensation for at least the first several years as an attending I work around 85 Plus HRS a week when I'm on week on week off