Work Life Balance

Applying for leave in India, Kaustav Bannerjee said, felt like 'the biggest challenge' in an employee’s life. 'Nobody is willing to approve it.' Life in Germany, however, is vastly different. 'I cannot even start to praise the numerous good things,' he added.

Cisco's Jeetu Patel works 18 hours a day, 7 days a week: 'Only my daughter can pull me away'

The chief product officer based in California also believes that personal priorities must override professional ones when necessary. For example, before his mother passed away in 2023, Jeetu Patel spent eight weeks at her side in the hospital, barely working.

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CEO asks candidate 1 reason to not hire her. This work-life balance answer won her the job

After the job interview, Beatriz Braga wrote to the CEO that she was organised and mindful of her and other's time. '(It's) very important to me,' she said.

Founder of $100 million company wants work-life balance for employees: 'They didn't sign up...'

Nicole Bernard Dawes believes her relentless work ethic should not extend to the team. 'I wanted to be present at things for my kids, and I wanted [it] to be okay for our team to be that way, too,' she said.

No time or money for toilet, terrible customers, low pay: Delivery worker on 'gig life' in China

To keep his life from running at a loss, Hu Anyan had to earn 0.5 yuan (about Rs 6) a minute. That meant one delivery every four minutes.

Indian-origin ex-Deloitte partner says she worked 100-hour weeks, quit after body 'broke down'

During her stint at Deloitte, Deepa Purushothaman said she would leave for work at 4 am and return home around 1 am.

Billionaire CEO holds meetings on weekends, sends feedback after midnight: ‘I believe leaders are...’

AMD CEO Lisa Su's net worth soared after a 120 percent rise in the company's share price this year pushed her onto Forbes’ billionaire list.

Billionaire entrepreneur says work-life balance is 'the biggest line of bulls*** that’s ever been created'

Jimmy John Liautaud, the 61-year-old founder of Jimmy John’s sandwich chain, said building a billion-dollar business demands relentless effort and zero compromise. Jimmy John Liautaud

Woman quits banking after 14 years in JPMorgan caused burnout: 'I don't blame the bank alone'

During her time at JPMorgan, Wilma Ramony de Souza worked long hours and travelled constantly. 'My six-year relationship ended because I rarely saw my boyfriend; I missed birthdays and Mother's Day,' she said.

Gurgaon lawyer moves to Goa for better health, work-life balance: 'Living life that people dream of'

Air pollution was a major factor in the family deciding to relocate. Prashant Kalra's three-year-old daughter suffered breathing problems during their time in Gurgaon. 'She would have had full-blown asthma and bronchitis if we’d stayed,' he said.

CA shares video of vacant Netherlands office at 5.10pm: ‘Bring just one Indian manager here and…’

The 13-second clip triggered a flood of reactions online, with many praising the discipline and boundaries maintained in European workplaces.

60-year-old woman launches tech startup, works 70-hour weeks: ‘Retirement was never really…’ 

After three decades in fitness retail, Canadian entrepreneur Karen Hastie is building a tech company to support small businesses and chambers of commerce.

Walmart HR head says she 'never believed in the term work-life balance'

For Walmart’s chief people officer Donna Morris, the key is flexibility. She believes that rigid boundaries between work and personal life are not always realistic, especially in leadership roles.

UK VC defends 7-day work week: 'If you want to be a $10 billion company, you can’t do it on a 9-5'

'We are fighting against companies being built in Silicon Valley, and speed and the ability to move fast, really determines success, in AI especially,' Harry Stebbings said.

Man quits Wall Street job, now earns over Rs 86,000/hour working from home as tutor

'For the last decade, I’ve been working as a private tutor, helping both students and young professionals achieve their academic and career aspirations,' Steven Menking said.

'Narayana Murthy hours': Memes flood social media as Karnataka mulls 12-hour work day 

The online meme fest is largely a direct response to Narayana Murthy's controversial suggestion last year that Indian youth should work 70 hours a week to boost the nation's economy.

US, UK founders push for 7-day work week, ignite debate on China's infamous '996' culture

Beyond the hours: A debate among founders and VCs questions whether extreme work intensity truly leads to better outcomes and innovation, or just burnout.

'All the anti-work-life balance comments come from men': Edelweiss MF CEO Radhika Gupta

'I've never seen one of these comments made by a woman, because we know it's not possible,' Radhika Gupta said, adding that she finds the work-life balance debate ‘unfair’.

Indian techie says 'work-life balance is a reality' in Sweden: 'We wrap up by 4pm' 

Viral video: An Indian software developer shares eye-opening insights into Swedish corporate life, from flexible hours to a flat hierarchy.

Google techie on working over weekends: 'You don't get paid for your work-life balance'

The Hyderabad techie's post gathered more than two lakh views with people debating whether employees are right in demanding an adequate work-life balance or companies are fair in asking them for extra work outside the regular hours.

Millionaire Will.i.am says work-life balance is for people ‘working on someone else’s dream’

The Grammy award-winning artist owns an AI company called FYI. He said that after working on his tech venture from 9 am to 5 pm, he goes back to work on his creative business until 9 pm.

Sanjiv Bajaj on 70-hour work week debate: 'We focus on output, not time spent at work'

"We want people to be there at work. We don't control how many hours. Based on the output, they get their incentives," the Chairman and Managing Director of Bajaj Finserv said.

IT employee union renews demand against increasing working hours; seeks end to long hours, unpaid overtime

KITU urged stricter enforcement of labour regulations and an end to exemptions that allow IT firms to bypass important employee protection.

Work week debate: Niti Aayog's former CEO Amitabh Kant bats straight, says nation needs hard work

Amitabh Kant advocated the younger generation to work hard and cited the economic success of nations like Japan, South Korea and China, which he said were the result of the entire nation’s hard work.