A former Salesforce exec and startup COO describes her downward spiral into workaholism: 'I had to learn work boundaries the hard way'

Dec 23 2022 by Business Insider

 
Leyla Seka.

Operator Collective

Tech execs are supposedly a pampered lot. But their high pay means they work long hours. Silicon Valley exec Leyla Seka explains how she became a workaholic as her career grew. She describes how she learned to balance her work and life.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Leyla Seka, a former executive vice president at Salesforce, a partner at the women-led venture-capital firm Operator Collective, and the former COO of the startup Ironclad....

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