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it really highlights the different pressures and priorities. In places like SF, there's often an expectation of output over visible hours, and the infrastructure supports a quicker transition to personal life. Bangalore, on the other hand, still grapples with immense growth challenges like traffic, which eats into personal time and sometimes a work culture that values presence or perceived effort more. It's a tough grind for many there, and that "pretending to work" can be a real thing when long hours are normalized, but productivity might not be the actual driver.