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'Work on Saturday or lose 3 days' salary': Company's rule for AI hackathon triggers debate
The employee who shared the notice on Reddit sought advice on how to skip attending the hackathon without facing consequences. 'It’s being called upskilling, but feels more like forced weekend work,' they said.
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Quote of the day by Bill Gates, “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person...”
Bill Gates once praised “lazy” workers for solving hard problems easily, but what if this misunderstood idea holds the secret to smarter productivity and workplace innovation today?
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Boss assigns employee major project ahead of engagement: 'Marriage is not emergency”
An employee claims their wedding plans were ignored when their boss assigned a major project right before their engagement.
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Engineer quits corporate job to start business, is now a millionaire: Wanted work-life balance
'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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Don't miss India's 'cut-throat' work culture: Consultant moves to UK, praises work-life balance
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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TCS employee quit job for 'mental peace', now works as forest official: 'Couldn't be happier'
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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Ex-Infosys techie praises work culture in Germany, says India had no 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.
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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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You won’t believe these 10 countries offer the perfect work-life balance!
Discover the top 10 countries for work-life balance in 2025. Explore where career opportunities meet well-being, paid leave, safety, and travel experiences.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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'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.
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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.
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'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’.
