Trip I generally like what you've got to say but this is a bad take. Whats the point in QOL if you can't afford to do anything on your time off? Pay is a huge part of the equation. If QOL is the top and pay an afterthought, than you could just quit and have all the time and QOL you want. Overall comp is incredibly important - as is balancing it with appropriate means of controlling our lives. That is the true definition of QOL. Control over our time, however we choose to spend it.