An Indian-origin woman and founder of a US-based startup said that 80-hour work weeks aren’t extreme, but rather the “baseline,” as she shared a timelapse video of a day she worked from dawn to dusk.
In a now-viral post on X, Neha Suresh, founder of April – an AI voice assistant app – wrote, “If you’re not spending 14+ hours a day working on your dream, you’re ngmi.”
She added, “You can’t build a world-changing product on 9–5 energy. 80-hour weeks aren’t extreme. It’s baseline.” The post, which has garnered 65,500 views so far, triggered a debate around work-life balance.
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The post drew a mix of curiosity and scepticism from social media users. “What do you do to decompress after an 80-hour week? Physically. What actually works?” one user asked. Another sarcastically added, “Why just 14 hours? Make it 24.”
“I burned out chasing 80-hour weeks. Found I actually build better products when I’m rested and thinking clearly,” a user commented.
Another user wrote, “Wow, another person who’s never had to pay bills or have a social life telling me how to live my best life.”
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The internet has since engaged in a wider discussion about work-life balance and healthy work culture.
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