# Entrepreneur Lost Clients By Enforcing 6 PM Shutdown 2026-08-13T03:41:34+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Sarah Sham, an entrepreneur running design projects across 18 cities, has gone viral on LinkedIn after revealing she lost clients rather than ask her team to work beyond 6 pm. Sham said she changed her studio policy after noticing that the best ideas came from designers who had proper weekends off. Work now runs from 9 am to 6 pm, five days a week, with no weekend calls or Sunday deadlines. When a project falls behind, Sham hires an extra designer instead of demanding overtime. Some clients left because of this rule. Sham said she chose to keep the rule and let the clients go. Social media users largely agreed with her approach, with many saying long hours do not lead to better results. ## Coverage - ndtv.com Tags: creativity, entrepreneur, labour practices, LinkedIn viral, work-life balance Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/entrepreneur-lost-clients-by-enforcing-6-pm-shutdown/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/entrepreneur-lost-clients-by-enforcing-6-pm-shutdown/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.