Why one of the world's highest-paid Indian-origin CEO 'prefers' working on Sundays

Yamini Rangan, one of the highest-paid Indian-origin CEO recently revealed her unique approach to balancing work and personal life. Rangan also shared that why she likes to work on Sundays. The HubSpot CEO, revealed that she found a unique way to make Sundays more productive and less scary. As reported by Fortune, in a recent episode of The Grit podcast, Yamini Rangan explained that her Sundays are dedicated to work. Instead of dreading the end of the weekend, she embraces Sundays as an opportunity to focus on deep thinking, reading, and writing, free from the usual weekday distractions.“I’m not scared of Sundays. I enjoy it because it’s my time,” said Rangan.” “I get to decide what I’m learning, what I’m doing, what I’m thinking, what I’m writing. It is completely my schedule.”Rangan, who heads the $34 billion marketing software company, explained that she disconnects from work on Friday nights and Saturdays and spend time with her husband, meditating and reading. She the mentions that she resumes work on Sundays.“Saturdays are precious to me. When I didn’t take breaks, I got burned out pretty quickly,” said Rangan. This approach allows her to start the week feeling refreshed and prepared. While she works on Sundays, she makes sure not to disturb her employees' downtime, scheduling emails to be sent early Monday morning. Rangan's weekdays typically begin around 6:30 am and can extend until 11 pm, highlighting the importance of her structured weekend to prevent burnout.Despite working on Sundays, Rangan clarified that she does not expect her employees to respond to emails over the weekend. Instead, she schedules emails to be sent on Monday mornings, ensuring that her team maintains a healthy work-life balance.Rangan emphasised the importance of taking breaks, admitting that she burned out quickly when she didn’t allow herself time to rest. “Peak performance requires peak rest,” she noted, reinforcing the idea that structured downtime is essential for long-term success.The 48-year-old Yamini Rangan earned a disclosed compensation of $25.88 million in the fiscal year 2024, as per the Business Journal's list. She has a career spanning over 24 years in the technology industry. She studied at Bharathiar University in Coimbatore, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, and did a Master’s in Computer Engineering and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley.