‘I Don’t Believe in Work-Life Balance’: Infosys’ 78-Year-Old Co-Founder Says He Worked 14 Hours a Day, 6.5 Days a Week
N. R. Narayana Murthy says he used to arrive at the office at 6:20 a.m. and leave at 8:30 p.m. He worked 14 hours per day, six-and-a-half days per week for 30 years until he retired in 2011 at age 65.
Murthy is the 78-year-old co-founder of Infosys, an Indian technology firm with offices in 56 countries, including the United States. The company offers IT, consulting, and outsourcing services and employs more than 317,000 people worldwide.
Murthy went viral last year for stating that young people in India should work 70 hours per week,