@Jai__Malik Issue 6- you're never off the clock- you'll be pinged at any random hour CTO arrives home from a long flight having read about some new exploit.. or if there's an afterhours network issue- usually it's an internal screw-up but people remember the alarm more than the resolution
@Jai__Malik Issue 7- (the final straw for me)- when you tell non-techies about your work, 100% of the time they respond with "oh, so you're like that hacker who ..." (Latest news story) And you have to smile and pretend it isn't an insult to be compared to the criminals you fight