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Fortune
Emma Burleigh

Netflix cofounder says he stopped work at 5 p.m. every Tuesday for 30 years to stay ‘sane,’ no matter the crisis: ‘Nothing got in the way of that’

Photo of Marc Randolph (Credit: George Pimentel / Contributor / Getty Images)

Business leaders love to debate the myth of work-life balance. But for Netflix cofounder Marc Randolph, the rule was simple: Every Tuesday at 5 p.m. he walked out—no matter what.

“I’ve worked hard, for my entire career, to keep my life balanced with my job,” Randolph wrote in a 2023 LinkedIn post that has recirculated on social media. 

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