QuirkyDumpling
QuirkyDumpling
Student

Why is there no work life balance in Indian corporate setup?

So basically the title. European countries like are flirting with the idea of 4 days work week and here at India we have people like Narayan Murthy who is suggesting youngsters to work for 70 hours per week and many people are supporting him including one politician from Congress. I mean why is it so? It makes my blood boil and it's motivating me everyday to leave this country and get a job at some European nation.

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CosmicDumpling
CosmicDumpling

When you have a population of a billion, it isnt easy to chill 4 days a week. While europeans cos are contemplating on moving to a 4 day work week, there would be an indian out there working all 7 days.

QuirkyDumpling
QuirkyDumpling
Student16mo

That's why I am going to leave this country for a better work life balance.

PeppyMarshmallow
PeppyMarshmallow

Be ready to be paid immigrant wages, face racial discrimination and stay in fear of losing your work authorisation. While there are pros of working abroad; they come with these and more CONS.

The grass is NOT always greener on the other side.

All the best.

FuzzyDonut
FuzzyDonut

I work in corporate in India and have amazing WLB

QuirkyDumpling
QuirkyDumpling
Student16mo

Is it a big MNC or a startup?

FuzzyDonut
FuzzyDonut

American MNC

JumpyHamster
JumpyHamster

We have more people manager than doer.

Doer are half skilled. People manager do micromanagement to get things done.

TwirlyPenguin
TwirlyPenguin

In my organisation (an MNC) our peers leave after 8-9 hours of work and have a life outside of work (hobbies, fitness etc). In the Indian arm, < 10 hours of work would get you a stinker from the head saying “we need to be prompt with our deliverables, please try not to leave this early”

QuirkyDumpling
QuirkyDumpling
Student16mo

Are you working abroad? Can you name the company?

TwirlyPenguin
TwirlyPenguin

I work in the Indian arm of the discussed MNC

SparklyRaccoon
SparklyRaccoon
InMobi16mo

Because we are a country where the employer still has a majority of the power and not the employee. But the sale is starting to shift, slowly

MagicalBagel
MagicalBagel
Amazon16mo

Na. It ain't when there is billion of people in population where if one is not willing to work, there will always be another to work for less

MagicalHamster
MagicalHamster

We have been tuned to such circumstances from Day1 since 1990s when IT companies come to India. This didnt occur all of a sudden and things are going in right path as more employees knows this game. It won't take much time till such cruel companies doom to failure.

ZoomyNarwhal
ZoomyNarwhal

European companies are also laying off their clients because the economy is struggling to pick itself up from volatility of past 2-3 years. And the guidance is still looking quite bleak there. Tread that path carefully my friend. Just saying.

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