Work Life Balance

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.

This Gen-Z CEO says she had 'huge successes' working from home with her laptop in bed

Owens said that her company's profit numbers have shown that when offered flexibility, time and space, employees' productivity got higher.

Revenge Quitting in 2025: The emerging workplace trend and how to prevent it

Revenge quitting is a rising trend in 2025, driven by burnout, lack of career growth, & work-life imbalance. Employers must address these to improve retention.

Glassdoor CEO joins work-life debate, shares how he juggles being a dad and boss to 500 staff

'With [my] children, I want to lead by not having digital products all around, or being distracted by my email and text messages all the time,' Christian Sutherland-Wong said.

Narayana Murthy: Used to get to office at 6.30 am and leave at 8.30 pm for 40 years

'“We need compassionate capitalism—fairness, transparency, integrity, and putting society’s interests ahead of personal gain,' Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy said at a recent event.

This CEO does not believe in work-life balance: It's for somebody who’s not fully committed

'Nobody ever had a perfect balance in pursuit of something great. You’re either all in, or you’re somewhat in, or you’re not in at all,' Crunch Fitness CEO Jim Rowley said.

CA, who worked 14 hours a day, shares how her kid's drawing changed her life: 'Hustle culture is...'

'Hustle culture is seductive, but the promise of ‘grind now, enjoy later’ rarely delivers,' Nitu Mohanka stated in her post, adding that measuring success in hours rather than impact comes at a steep price. She argued that productivity significantly declines after 55 hours of work per week.

A 90-hour work week makes you a poor consumer -- and your company a poorer producer

Cheap labour and long hours are detrimental to the economy

'Working Saturday was always irritating & taxing for me as well but...': Ex-L&T staff on chief's remarks

Mumbai-based investment advisor Amey Kulkarni's testimony comes hours after L&T HR head shared a lengthy statement on LinkedIn highlighting how chairman SN Subrahmanyan's words were taken out of context.