Published Date: April 15, 2008

I was just riding home on the bus tonight and overheard two twenty-something year olds talking about work tomorrow. One of them said something along the lines of “I have to get there at 8 and make sure I stay for the full eight hours.” By the tone of his voice, I could tell he hated his job.

Don’t get me wrong, work-life balance is important and you shouldn’t work 100 hours a week, but I’m thankful that rather than thinking “how many hours do I have to work tomorrow?” I’m thinking about “what cool new products we are working on (like Zillow Mortgage Marketplace) and what strategic partners we should be focusing on.” When you enjoy your job, work doesn’t seem so much like…well, work.