<human>: Can you give me a shortened version of the text?

I work in IT at a university in the USA, and for upper-level people here (within IT that's managers, sysadmins, etc., and elsewhere it's like the top financial people, the registrar, department heads, et. al.) it's not uncommon for people to work 60-80 hours a week. That's practically expected, and if someone puts in 40 hours a week that's almost looked down upon--they're only doing the minimum required.

We've had a few threads about vacation time in Europe vs. the USA, but I'm really curious about the work week and working conditions. In white-collar, high-skill fields, how many hours do you work? Does your work environment pressure you to do more?
<bot>: Is working more hours per week a cultural issue, or related to the job being done? Are people in charge of lots of stuff doomed to work more than 40 hours per week?