In the southern United States, North Carolina, Durham, in an apartment next to Duke University.
It was already ten o'clock at night, and Laurent Lane took advantage of the moment his wife went to put the children to sleep to turn on his computer in the study.
In the eyes of many people from Huaxia, Americans keep their work and personal life very separate, so they definitely don't work overtime and would never take work home.
But that is somewhat of a stereotype.
In fact, as long as you are in a country or area where the gap between rich and poor is widening, there will be people who work overtime. It's just a question of how much and whether it's mandatory.
For instance, Laurent Lane, after spending time with his family in the evening, wouldn't mind heading to the study to deal with some work if he still couldn't sleep.
To many people, being an academic journal editor seems like a respectable job, but maintaining that respectability can be challenging.