90-hour workweek row: Ex-HCL CEO Vineet Nayar says ‘The real question isn’t how much you work, it’s…’ | Company Business News

Amid the ongoing debate about a 90-hour workweek following controversial comments by Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Chairman SN Subrahmanyan, former HCL CEO Vineet Nayar stated on Saturday that real question is not how much you work but how much you fully live. 

In a long post on LinkedIn, the former CEO said “Work more if you want. Work less if you can. The number doesn’t matter.”

He said, “The Debate About Working More? It Misses the Point.”

“The real question isn’t how much you work. It’s how fully you live. We glorify long hours, back-to-back meetings, and being always on. But an unlived life drains energy, creativity, and purpose. The best ideas, the biggest breakthroughs? They don’t come from grinding endlessly. They come from a mind that is alive, engaged, and free to experience life.”

“Work more if you want. Work less if you can. The number doesn’t matter. What matters is whether you’re making space for moments that make life worth living.”