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'I would set aside the day to help meet with an MBA student who has questions about my career and how I got here. Or a trainer who’s working somewhere who wants to open up their own place,' Joey Gonzalez said.
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'I hated that my boss wouldn't let me leave before 5, even if I'd finished all my work,' New York-based entrepreneur Luisa Zhou said. Now, the 36-year-old works only four hours a day.
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Kruthika Jayatheertha, a former senior user experience researcher at Microsoft in Bengaluru, also acknowledged that the decision was possible largely due to her family’s financial situation.
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'I needed to secure a job within 60-90 days after graduation, or I would be forced to return to India,' Rishab Jolly said. 'I ran out of money, asked a friend if I could crash on their couch, and felt a constant sense of anxiety.'
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Modhura Roy moved from Pune to London with her husband and daughter in March 2020 after working in India for 7.5 years. Recalling her time in the country, she said that she often had to work long hours during weekday and even over the weekends. In London, the consulting principal clocks in at 9 am and logs out by 6 pm.
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The bioprocess engineer at a biotech firm contrasted the experience sharply with her former employer in the US, where she said she prioritised work over her physical and mental health for nearly two years and ended up being laid off without any support.
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Manish Kumar's father was a daily wage earner with the forest guards in the area, and he would often accompany him for 'adventures' in the jungle. It led to him developing a deep respect and love for the wildlife.
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'I would run home from school, drop my backpack, and open the reviews before starting my homework,' Ruchir Baronia said, adding that early understanding of scale stayed with him through college in Berkeley, and then joined Meta’s engineering ranks.
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'Amazon's codebase is huge, which makes the first year challenging, but the learning curve is worth it. Microsoft feels different altogether,' Nandita Giri, 32, said.
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'In the beginning, the work was super fun, but over time, slowly, it started to get a little bit more monotonous,' Daniel Min said. he shared that when his boss pulled him aside to check on him, Min burst out crying.
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This, however, isn't the first time that the Bengaluru-based billionaire and industry leader has spoken up against job reservation. Last July, as the Karnataka cabinet approved a draft bill mandating 50 percent reservation for locals in management jobs, 70 percent in non-management categories, Mazumdar-Shaw called for an exemption of highly-skilled labour from the policy.
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'My first tailor, a lady, was forced to quit by her husband because I praised her,' Chris H said. He added that his company has received orders worth lakhs, but since workers keep quitting, he has not been able to fulfil them, leading to severe losses.
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The viral post triggered a discussion on worsening workplace dynamics, where employees seeking legitimate medical leave face suspicion, humiliation, or pressure to justify their illness with documentation.
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The Supreme Court made it clear that once right for consideration for appointment on compassionate post was consummated any further or second consideration for higher post on the ground of compassion would not arise.
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Exercise planned for 2026 to map workforce competencies, may help fix gaps in skilling programmes
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The Indian-origin entrepreneur based in the US also urged budding entrepreneurs to identify what they naturally excel at — something the world might need and that can be scaled into a product. Once they align with that instinctive strength, he said, the work eventually becomes effortless.
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Selin Kocalar, 21, also encouraged young founders to adopt a long-term mindset, urging them to imagine themselves decades into the future and act in ways consistent with that vision.
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Malcolm Gladwell advises prospective students to pick universities where they have a realistic shot at excelling academically. For him, class rank—not institutional prestige—is what determines persistence.
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At Apple, Kalyani Ramadurgam held a highly sensitive role, where she worked on preventing the misuse of Apple Pay by terrorist networks.
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A telltale sign that the candidate is actually interested in the job at hand, beyond the brand is whether they ask any questions, Chanel HR chief Kate Isnard said. 'There is almost an emotional attachment to this brand. That’s why you need to go deeper.'
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According to David Solomon, life experience and adaptability matter far more than pure academic excellence. 'You can’t teach experience,' the Goldman Sachs CEO said. 'Experience matters in these big organisations.'
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David Baszucki, 62, says the jobs he took up two to three years after graduating from college were 'the absolute worst jobs in the world'.
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Based on LinkedIn's study of the behaviour of more than 160 million professionals in India, what emerges is that in 2026 demonstrated skills and trust matter more than pedigree in hiring. SMEs and cities in Tiers 2&3 have arrived
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The Viksit Bharat- Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB- G RAM G, Bill was passed by Parliament on December 18. It will replace the MGNREGA Act, which provided a guaranteed wage employment to rural households. A spokesperson for the BJP makes a case for why this represents a necessary change in the backdrop of contemporary challenges
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The Viksit Bharat- Guarantee For Rozgar Yojana And Ajeevika Mission (GRAMIN), or VB- G RAM G, Bill was tabled in Lok Sabha on December 16 to replace MGNREGA, the workfare programme that’s been the cornerstone of the welfare system. An assessment of what’s actually going to change follows
