New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- US-based entrepreneur Nick Huber in a recent post on X talked about work-life balance and the "crazy world we live in", narrating a story about one of his acquaintances who had to leave his job at a prestigious law firm following a fiery showdown regarding his 80-hour work week.

In his post, Huber said that the lawyer, an Ivy League student, worked for 80 hours at a prestigious law firm for five years.

"I spoke to a guy last year who spent 5 years at a big prestigious law firm. One of the top firms in the world working litigation. He laid down 80 hour weeks for years and was making damn near $900k as a 32 year old," he said.

However, things turned bitter when he got assigned to a case at a time when his wife was p...