# Harvard-IIT graduate quits job, is in no rush to return to 9-to-5 2026-08-12T18:03:44+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Charmie Kapoor, a designer and entrepreneur with degrees from Harvard and IIT and stints at Razorpay, Microsoft, Dunzo and Unacademy, quit her full-time job a few months ago. She says she is not hurrying back to a 9-to-5 role. In a post on X, Kapoor described the adjustment of not seeing a monthly salary message and the liberating absence of a work calendar. She said a 'hottest startup' recently approached her with an offer that checked every box on paper, but it did not excite her. Kapoor now spends her days on personal projects, exercise, helping founder friends and running a small mango toast delivery. She reflected on shifting from an existentialist to an 'absurdist' view of life's meaning. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: career break, Charmie Kapoor, Harvard, IIT, lifestyle, privilege Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/harvard-iit-grad-quits-9-to-5-says-not-rushing-back/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/harvard-iit-grad-quits-9-to-5-says-not-rushing-back/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.