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It really depends on your priorities and stage in life.
If you are young and single, then you are climbing the ladder and you are not denying your immediate spouse/ kids your time, so working 10/15% is ok ( it’s an extra 60 to 90 mins a day), as long as you are growing .
If you are experienced middle aged and have a family and this means you miss the kids parents meeting or can’t get home for dinner with the family where you get to connect and ask them how the days been, then it’s seriously worth considering whether this firm is right for you at this stage in life.
Remember the phrase ‘live to work’ or ‘work to live’
You don’t get the time back but if you are young enough ( ie. Under 40 years old) then time is on your side , after this then you really need to calculate your priorities.
How much overtime? How often?
That’s a lot. I think you can do better. Is it one of those nice design firms that do every “nice” project?
You should never take a pay cut this early in your career, your skillsets and abilities are worth that salary regardless to your ability to work overtime. Set some boundaries with your firm, and work the designated agreed upon office hours.