The debate over the optimal race times after SN President Subrahmanyan’s comments at the 90-hour Painting Week and Sunday’s paintings sparked a moot discussion. While the popular 40- to forty-five-hour week of paints has long been a balance between productivity and non-public well-being, it would make for larger operating hours up to 70 or even 90 hours consistent with the week of accelerated expansion and resistant to productivity?
And what does this mean for startups where paint coaters work long hours, especially in the early stages of the company, partly motivated through the uncertainty of long-term growth?
Suitable for startups?
Startups are often synonymous with intense work cultures, with founders and employees alike putting in long hours to achieve ambitious goals. In the early stages, startups may demand more than 45 hours per week from their teams, driven by the urgency to secure funding, develop products, and capture market share.
However, it is also important to note that startup cultures vary widely. Not all startups want employees to toil. Many of them embrace long hours as a temporary necessity during growth phases. Employees are also often motivated by equity stakes that give them a sense of ownership and the excitement of ‘disrupting’ the market. Many offer more agility and flexibility in terms of how and where work is done.
“It doesn’t matter if it works five hours a day or ten hours a day. We do not track the amount of hours invested. What issues are production and if the individual has achieved the kpi that we have established for them,” aspire, CEO? And Akash Gupta co -founder, he told Faith.
As Startup, there are times when the hustle and kpi must lead to the next level. But there are also periods in which the paintings are made, and a time can be taken to recharge and plan the following phase, he said.
“I, those paintings and life are the most satisfying when they merge perfectly. In the end, it’s not the hours he spends, but the quality of time and efforts he invests, whether it’s in paintings or non-public relations. A balanced and conscious technique promises supported productivity and happiness for everyone on the team,” Gupta added.
L&T’s Subrahmanyan’s comments on the 90-hour work week went viral through an undated video wherein he remarked, “How long can you stare at your wife?”, urging employees to work even on Sundays. Earlier last year, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy had also advised youth to work for 70 hours per week to boost India’s economy. His statement had also received flak from industry representatives and employees.
Reacting to Subrahmanyan’s remarks, Sagar Daryani, Co-founder and CEO of QSR chain WOW! Momo quipped, “Don’t have a wife yet but now craving big time to hopefully get hitched soon. Would love to stare at her endlessly irrespective of weekdays or weekends, irrespective of Sundays or Mondays. It’s not about 90 hour or 100-hour work weeks – it’s about both quality and quantity time while building a startup or a relationship.”
“It is never a balance between professional and personal life, it is the integration of working life. Feeling unhappy why they really do not appreciate true value,” he said.
Namita Thapar, Executive Director, Emcure Pharmaceuticals and one of the sharks on Shark Tank India programme also reacted saying, “If I work 90 hours a week, how will I have time for philosophy, bollywood and shayari, that have taught me some of my best leadership lessons and helped me improve my quality of work and outcomes?”
Decrease yields
According to studies, productivity peaks at around 35 to 40 hours consistent with the week, with diminishing returns beyond this range. For example, studies through the Knowledge and Development Organization Economic Organization (OECD) noted that as hours accumulate beyond 50 consistent with the week, productivity consistent with decreases in hours significantly.
Another study by Stanford University found that productivity sharply declines after 50 hours per week and is almost negligible beyond 55 hours.
In addition, an examination on the relief of run hours in Iceland recently showed that shorter weeks of paintings have led to keeping up or even productivity, while staff happiness and balance between Pro and Life Life Private. In addition, in countries such as the Netherlands and Denmark, which rank in happiness and productivity, weeks of paintings of around 30 to 35 hours are common.
Reacting to the 90-hour work week suggestion, Pranay Aggarwal, CEO, Moneywise Finvest said burnt-out employees don’t build thriving companies.
“Work hard is essential, however, it is also intelligent. Productivity is not about the amount of hours, it is the price created hours. Yes, there are stages in life or in the safe industries where long hours are are inevitable.
Growth shortcut
Proponents of longer work weeks argue that working 70-90 hours could fast-track personal and organizational growth. High-profile figures, such as Elon Musk, have championed this idea, stating that extended hours can give companies and individuals a competitive edge. However, startup founders and other critics question whether this intense regimen is sustainable.
“We are trapped in an obsolete factory style where functionality is measured for beyond time, and not in the price delivered. For the work of wisdom, this is not valid. We want more intelligent systems that prioritize the effects, creativity and good.
The debate of around 70 to 90 hours of paintings reflects a deeper consultation on what stimulates good fortune: subtle effort or strategic and balanced paintings. Although extended hours may seem to be a shortcut towards growth, long -term effects on well -being, retention and creativity of paint recommend otherwise.
Gurugram Traffic Police have implemented new rules for the challenge of unpaid fines through online Chalens. The car owners did not pay fines even after 90 days after being emitted, which led to the arrest of their cars. The deadline to erase the flow in flow is 10,02,2025, with around 4,500 Challans issued daily, with 2/3 emitted through cameras.