India, April 28 -- The debate around work-life balance refuses to die. Much has been said and written about juggling the personal with the professional, about employees being expected to put in overtime without extra pay, about CEOs who endorse it and those who oppose it. Reigniting this debate once again on social media is a Google techie who got candid about work-life balance after working for four hours on a Sunday.

Anu Sharma, a software engineer with Google, revealed that she spent four hours working on a Sunday due to a production issue. She said that contrary to popular perception, being on call for an established company is more difficult than being on call for a startup. Sharma ended her post with a reflection on work-life balan...