The “ideal worker” at big four consulting firm EY Oceania is someone who is “fully committed to their job, works long hours, prioritises work over personal life, and is always available to their employer”.

The problem with this model, as described in the landmark external review of the firm’s workplace, is that almost half of the firm’s personnel complain the regular excessive hours damage their health (46 per cent), stress them out (46 per cent of those surveyed), and make them dream of quitting (42 per cent).