I've read your post history. It's fairly clear that you're either a troll or have a serious axe to grind.
What you have said here is simply not true. I know MANY people who maintain an extremely solid work life balance and are doing just fine, career wise. I would include myself on this list. I work a 9-5, I take all of my vacation, and avoid opening my laptop outside of the office. I don't keep my corporate account on my phone. I'm well compensated, I've been promoted without incident, and never once received feedback that I wasn't showing enough leadership or working hard enough. Quite the opposite, in fact.
Please stop assuming that what you think you know about Google is true (or universal to the Google experience).
Is there any job at any company in any industry where "putting in your 8 hours" pushes you to the top?
There are anecdotes about amazing contractors who can work 8 hours a week showing up pointing out problems and offering smart solutions but almost all of them can do that because at some point they were putting in 100 hours a week.
If you care about moving upward yes you will need to do more than show up for 8 hours.
>Is there any job at any company in any industry where "putting in your 8 hours" pushes you to the top?
Upward, yes. The top, no
>If you care about moving upward yes you will need to do more than show up for 8 hours.
This is not true. If you need to show up for more than 8 hours at the bottom to move up, then you are working at a place where it is expected you will show up for more than 8 hours once you move upward. In my experience, there are companies where almost everyone does 8 hours or less, and there are companies where the work never stops. It's an office culture and it doesn't change with titles, from my experience.
There is a difference between "do more than show up for 8 hours" and "show up for more than 8 hours". You usually have to do the former to move up, it may or may not involve the latter.
What's the top? Sr. Management sometimes has to work that long. You can definitely move up with 8 hours a day. You need to do more than just show up though.
Showing leadership doesn't have to be outside the 8 hours expected of an employee. If you're good enough you'll do both of those and have proper time outside of work.
Most people who stay longer at offices do so of their own volition, yet mentally count those hours as work even if they aren't exactly working on a task delegated to them.
