Working long hours can really disrupt a healthy home vs. workplace relationship: It can create a work/life imbalance, you might say. (There, got that out of the way early.)

The software industry as a whole, and the video game industry in particular, have a culture of “Crunch Time”. For video game publishers, teams working on big games can often find themselves pulling 70-80 hour weeks for months or more at a time. In the lower-key areas of the industry, however, it can still be the norm to pull 50-60 hour weeks, especially around dreaded deadlines.

When you're sick. 

There.  Done.  Problem solved.  World peace achieved.

But, really.  People should take sick days when they're sick.  People should be ENCOURAGED to take sick days when they're sick and even when they MIGHT be sick. It’s just good sense.

And not common sense! Business sense!