I've been in my new gig for just over a year now--it's averaged 60 or more hours a week--which includes Saturdays. I've had to create a brand new financial services department from scratch, hire in 16 staff thus far, bring up an entire system to manage 14,000 students, then develop a plan to transition all of those financial services away from the mother ship and into our new system. The next go live date is this coming Tuesday--it will be a push. I am hoping with all my might that the pace will begin to slow up. It really depends upon the stage of the company, type of industry, etc--however, I will say that it seems like most everyone is being asked to do more with less resources. It's quite a challenge for sure. I would vote at least 50 hours a week for most working stiffs like me to be the norm--especially in jobs such as mine where you are responsible and accountable for the money.
Don't major in Accounting if you want an easy job with reasonable hours
Follow in Greg or Charlie's footsteps. (I'm sure both of these boys worked very hard for what they've attained---it typically doesn't come easy) Work smarter and harder than the others--
Dub Wanda