# Ex-PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi worked from midnight until 5 a.m. as a receptionist to pay for her Yale degree—and she says ‘respect went up’ because of it

- Source: Fortune
- Published: 2026-10-25T13:20:47+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/article/former-pepsico-ceo-indra-nooyi-worked-as-overnight-receptionist-to-fund-her-yale-degree-earned-respect/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/ex-pepsico-ceo-indra-nooyi-worked-from-midnight-until-5-a-m-as-a-recep-710d31/

The former PepsiCo CEO says grinding through overnight shifts as an Ivy League receptionist earned her respect no social connection could buy.

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