India, March 7 -- For those working at Uber, the weekend doesn't necessarily mean the "work" stops. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi recently joined the Diary of a CEO podcast to pull back the curtain on the company's high-intensity culture. For Khosrowshahi, a Saturday morning inbox notification isn't just a suggestion, it's a standard. He revealed that "working hard" often means sending weekend emails, and if his team stays silent, he follows up with a pointed question mark on Sunday.

In a conversation with host Steven Bartlett, Khosrowshahi shared, "Part of working hard is sending emails to the team on a Saturday," he continued, adding, "And if I don't get a response on Saturday, sending them an email on Sunday with a question mark. What's going...