When someone puts work at the expense of their personal lives to the point of extremity.
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John : Hey Bill, you looked like you aged 30 years since I last saw you. It's been a while, how goes it on your startup?
Bill : It's going OK, i've spent so much on this company that my wife left me though, I still gotta trudge on to get it out there.
John : Well Bill, Vienna waits for you.
Engineer that graduated from CalPoly SLO. Good chance of being bro-ey, surprisingly good what they are doing.
Interviewer: So you said you came from SLO..? Cal Poly?
Interviewee: Yeah bro
Interviewer: Bro, I came from there too, you're hired!