6 months since saurabh from mckinsey committed suicide, and now a ca in ey passes away due to a stress induced cardiac arrest – these consulting fuckers are ruthless.
fuck this shit. how many more lives do we need to lose before we wake the fuck up? saurabh kumar laddha, 25, jumped from the ninth floor after a grueling day at mckinsey. a few months later, anna sebastian perayil, 26, worked herself to death at ernst & young. two brilliant minds, two futures gone, all because these corporate fuckers can’t stop squeezing every last drop out of their employees.
let’s not bullshit ourselves—these consulting firms aren’t saving the world. they’re not curing cancer, and they sure as hell aren’t solving world hunger. they’re making fancy powerpoints and throwing around buzzwords to justify their obscene fees. and the way they do it? by grinding young talent into the ground.
“you can work at night. that’s what we all do.” that’s the toxic crap they’re feeding people. since when did destroying your mental health become a badge of honor? these firms dangle prestige and big paychecks like a carrot, luring in the brightest minds, only to chew them up and spit them out.
here’s the kicker—these same fuckers wouldn’t pull this shit in other countries. they know they’d get sued or face real consequences. but in india? they’ll use their influence to brush it under the rug, just like they did with saurabh. a few weeks of fake concern, some empty promises about “employee well-being,” and then it’s back to business as usual.
this isn’t work culture; it’s a death cult. these firms are sacrificing young lives on the altar of corporate greed. and for what? so some ceo can add another zero to their bonus? so the partners can buy another vacation home?
let’s call it what it is: corporate manslaughter. these companies are killing our youth with their insane demands and toxic culture. and they’re getting away with it because we let them. we buy into their bullshit about prestige and career growth, forgetting none of that matters if you’re dead.
how many more people need to die before we say enough is enough? how many more mothers need to write heartbreaking letters about their dead children? how many more dreams need to be shattered before we realize this system is fundamentally broken?
we need to ask the tough questions. why are we letting these companies treat people like disposable resources? why are we normalizing 80-hour work weeks and celebrating burnout like it’s some sort of accomplishment? why are we letting these corporate vampires suck the life out of an entire generation?
this isn’t just about mckinsey or ernst & young. it’s about a whole fucked-up system that values profit over people, that sees human beings as nothing more than cogs in a machine. and it’s about time we broke that machine.
no job, no project, no deadline is worth a human life. period. these companies need to be held accountable, and we need to stop glorifying this toxic bullshit. long hours aren’t a sign of dedication; they’re a sign of a broken system that’s killing us.
it’s time for real change, not just empty promises and pr spin. because if we don’t do something now, how many more saurabhs and annas will we lose before we finally say “no more”?
We really need a corporate employees union in India. Companies will keep targetting individuals but with a union they'll sure have to bend their knees.
EY even sent out precautionary mail to employees to refrain from posting anything about the incident on social media
I’m sick of seeing this happen again and again. Parents, families, it’s on us now! We can’t rely on these heartless corporations to care for our loved ones. Let’s make sure we’re checking in on each other and prioritizing what truly matters – our health and happiness.
Well it's mostly true, but we as Indians are also to blame as the number game (salary, CTC) is hurting our health plus lack of government will power to interfere are the biggest cause of this problem.
Really well put. "Corporate manslaughter" is the perfect term for it imo — we should spread it far and wide on social media, and call these leeches out.
Not to sound opportunistic, and with all due respect to Anna and her family, but this may be a good time to share our own horror stories in the corporate world, to build a movement all over social media. Something positive may come out of this sad situation if we exercise collective action at a large scale.
Good point
Even my Lead succumbed to this. His name was Vijay A. For the world it was a car accident. But in reality he was forced to work more. Due to this one fine evening he was close to the road and felt uneasy and fell to the ground. The charging car had rammed and he died when reaching the hospital.
But the irony was our senior manager joking about car speeds during team dinner.
The expectations these people have and the audacity to question the efforts we put in is unreal. How can they expect anyone to work for 18 hours everyday? "This is peak season" is a bluff because when our actual season gets over, they shift us to other departments during their season and expect us to work for long hours.
@WittyOrangutan Oh man. That's toxic managers. I thought EY was one of those places where the work culture (Dev work) is good.
I just hope these managers are now exposed. People should post these conversations along with the name. Nobody would then dare to ask employees to work such long hours.
Last year, I had a heart stroke due to the combined stress of long working hours, night shifts, and other factors.
Despite the physical strain, I often found it difficult to prioritize proper meals and bathroom breaks.
The constant fear of job loss, exacerbated by strict deadlines and excessive workloads, contributed to the overall stress on my health.
Even last year and this year my team members got 3 heart attacks, kidney issues and many more.
Managers are forced to do work even if you are not in good health.
PLEASE READ THIS
A member of our team recently lost a closed one and took a day off. When he was leaving, his manager called him and publicly criticized him for not completing his work. This insensitive behavior caused great distress to the team member and his family.
After the funeral, the team member complained to HR about the manager's mistreatment. As a result, the manager was transferred to another team. However, the manager continued to target the team member in various ways, making it impossible for him to work effectively.
Eventually, HR pressured the team member to resign. The manager faced no consequences for his actions, while the team member lost his job.
Additionally, several managers' wives, who didn't know anything, joined our team in senior positions.
This incident highlights a toxic work culture at this supposedly prestigious organization.
And Narayan Murti and the start-up founder think employees need to work hard 70 hours a week.
I am completely distraught. I hope AI replaces them all. So that people can focus on better things to do while AI automates everything else.
Lets Make an IT employee union together that makes a real difference in society.