In my opinion there's absolutely nothing to be proud about in working long hours for long stretches. All you're doing is setting up or maintaining a completely unmaintainable situation. If you're finding you have to work > 40 hours regularly, someone is making and signing off on bad estimates.
If you're salaried, and you're working extra hours regularly, all you're doing is reducing your effective hourly rate.
If you're salaried, and you're working extra hours regularly, all you're doing is reducing your effective hourly rate.