Swiggy CEO Rohit Kapoor: 'Used to go to office at 8 am, nobody used to be there in my previous organisation'

Swiggy CEO Rohit Kapoor has recently revealed that at his previous workplace, he would reach the office at 8 am but nobody would be there. People would start trickling in later in the day, while some arrived as late as 1 pm and then stayed in the office till 3 am. "I have a huge problem with that," Kapoor said.

He made the remark at an event in Bengaluru where he discouraged people from spending unnecessary long hours at work and encouraged them to build a healthy work-life balance.

"I used to go to office at 8 o'clock and nobody used to be there in my previous organisation," Kapoor said. "People would saunter in at 12-1 pm and then they will be burning the midnight oil. Who asked you to work that late? Go home, spend time with your family, girlfriend, dog... What will you achieve by working till late?"

Kapoor, however, clarified that by asking people not to spend long hours at work--except on days that really need it--he does not mean that they should not work hard.