In recent times, we have been seeing an ongoing debate regarding work-life balance and the opinions surrounding it aren’t one track. Some advocate for flexible schedules and remote work options, like Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google’s parent company Alphabet, who promotes a blend of work and personal life. Meanwhile, others emphasize productivity over traditional time constraints, such as Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, known for his relentless work ethic.
Mamaearth’s co-founder Ghazal Alagh took to LinkedIn to claim that the founders of Infosys, LinkedIn, Netflix and Reddit believe that work-life balance doesn’t exist for people building businesses.
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“I bet you don’t know what’s common among the founders of Infosys, LinkedIn, Netflix, and Reddit. They all believe that work-life balance does not exist for people building businesses. However, I think the definition of work-life balance is misunderstood,” she wrote.
She went on to explain that work-life balance is subjective and its definition varies from person to person, keeping their own aspirations, priorities, and age in mind.
While some might want a balance on a day-to-day basis, dividing the hours between work and personal life equally, others might have a more weekly or yearly approach.
“Some might choose to balance it on a day-to-day basis. Someone else can choose to balance over a week by stretching on weekdays and chilling on weekends. Others can choose to balance it over a decade where they stretch for 7 years and take a sabbatical for 3 years. The key lies in letting people define work-life balance on their own terms. This debate ends when people can choose what matters most to them at any given time,” she expressed.
Have a look at her full post here:
Several professionals and heads of companies agreed with what Ghazal had to say and revealed their own definition of work-life balance. Here’s what some of them had to say:
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