Amid EY Fresher’s Death, Swiggy CEO’s Call For Work-Life Balance Wins Internet: ‘Kyu Burn Kar Rahe Midnight Oil?’
Swiggy CEO Rohit Kapoor’s viral clip on social media has created quite a stir, especially with the EY fiasco of the tragic death of Anne Sebastian by overwork, the video hits hard. The tech boss bats for a work-life balance that is not bordered on a toxic work culture that demands unnecessary hustle. Rohit quipped
Jo 3 baje raat ko baith te hai na vo ye nahi batate ki woh 1 baje dopahar ko office aate hai.”
The Swiggy boss remarked that he has a huge problem with that, as he used to come at 8 o’clock and no one used to be there in his previous organization.
People coming at 12 or 1 and then putting midnight oil burning
kyu burn kar rahe ho? kis ne bola hai?
He adds,
Woh burn kar ke tumne kya ukhad liya kisi ka?”
Marr jaoge kisi din ye karte karte. Uske baad kya hoga?
Kapoor further remarked that the whole grind culture is bullshit and not required. He added a disclaimer that while hard work is needed
You don’t need to hustle and work till 3 am every day. some days you need to and you will.
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While the Swiggy CEO’s remarks were generally met with praise, with netizens taking potshots at Narayan Murthy over his controversial 70-hour workweek advice, there were several who were conflicted about the seemingly mushy speech. Several former Swiggy staff accused him of breeding a toxic work culture that led to many exits in the company. Netizens also questioned how the company treats its delivery agents.
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