An Indian company CEO suggested that young people "worship" work, working at least 18 hours a day

Jimu Journalist Song Qingying

He asked the newcomers in the workplace to work for 18 hours a day. He also asked young people to "worship work" and not complain online.

Deshpand (picture source BBC)

According to BBC reported on August 31, the Indian male care brand "Mumbai Shaver" CEO Deshpand made some workplace suggestions and was criticized by netizens.

Dispand suggested that no matter what work, he should maintain 18 hours of work every day in the first 4 to 5 years of his career.

In addition, he also believes that young employees should worship work and not "Rona-Dhona" on the Internet (Indian language, which means crying, sorrow).

On August 30, Deshpander said in the "Lingying" post that young people considers the balance of work and life at the beginning of their careers.

Deshpand's "Lingying" post

The rapid response caused the social media's anger response. A Twitter user said that "the large -scale layoffs of the initial founding of India have become the norm", Deshpander was defending the "toxic work culture".

Some netizens use their own experience to refute Dehpand: "I still remember the days when I was working at 8 am, and I went home at about 10 pm. Because I have no choice. In short, from the perspective of individuals and occupations, this kind of aspect Life is garbage. Please do not obey this suggestion. Let this CEO and his children follow these principles. If you work like this for 5 years, it will be a hospital that takes care of you. "

Another netizen said that Deshpand asked employees to work overtime, but did not say that he would pay overtime pay for these people. "The company tends to exploit those (long -term work) people. In many cases, this will lead to people live Early burnout, eventually endangering their career. "

After being widely criticized, Deshpand wrote in the post again: "Oh, it seems that many people hate 18 hours of work." He also added that those who want to know his company's work culture are welcome to talk to his employees. Essence

In 2020, the co -founder of the Indian multinational information company "Infosys" Nalana Murdi also criticized the Indians for 2 to 3 years and at least 64 hours a week to make up for the economic slowdown caused by the epidemic.

The "Lingying" labor confidence index released in 2020 shows that the pressure and anxiety of two -fifths of the workplace in India have intensified.

Activists said that although India has labor law, it has not taken strict measures to implement the law.

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