India, Nov. 11 -- A social media post about a Microsoft hiring manager sending an interview email at 1 am has gone viral, sparking a debate about work-life balance in big tech companies.

The discussion began on Blind, an anonymous workplace platform popular among tech professionals, where a user shared their surprise at receiving an interview email from a Microsoft recruiter in the middle of the night. The post, titled "Microsoft Hiring Manager sends me email for interview at 1 AM? Is this a red flag?", questioned whether the timing reflected a lack of work-life balance within the company.

The user wrote, "At 1 AM why is a hiring manager sending out emails for interviews? I hope this doesn't indicate the WLB of the team. Even when I som...