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31Oct

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Importing a toxic work culture into India

An Indian woman in her twenties, working in Pune for a major consultancy firm, died one day after returning home from work. Her mother believes that this had resulted from exhaustion due to overwork at the office.While the deeper cause would be difficult to ascertain, her parents have spoken publicly about their daughter informing them about the long hours she faced at work and the stress she endured from unreasonably close deadlines for reports. Moreover, soon after the news of her death broke, at least one former employee has written or spoken in the public domain regarding the work culture that they experienced at the same company, which led him to leave. Ironically, on the website of the firm’s ‘India Office’ the first entry is a banner declaring that the company’s purpose is “buil...

23Oct

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Manager Tells Employee ‘Only Death Is Excused’ When They Get Late Due To A Car Accident

With work-life balance being a hot topic of debate in workplace culture nowadays, the importance of being supported by a good manager cannot be overstated. A toxic manager can make a good workplace also seem like the biggest mistake of your life. Some bosses go beyond just making the culture intolerable and adversely impact their employee’s mental health. One such manager went viral recently for his reaction to an employee getting in an accident. Sharing the screenshot of the conversation between the two, a user @kirawontmiss on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, asked, “what would y’all respond with if your manager says this?” The post showed the employee sending the manager a picture of their damaged car following an accident, to which the latter showed no empathy and qu...

17Sep

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70% Of Employees Unhappy At Work, 54% Considering To Quit: Report

70 per cent of the Indian workforce is dissatisfied with their jobs, according to a recent report from Happiest Places to Work. The report also underscores that even within the same age group, there are significant disparities in levels of job satisfaction. This variation suggests that elements such as workplace culture, environment, and individual circumstances play a crucial role in determining overall job happiness, reveals the report, according to the Financial Express. The study reveals distinct gender and geographical differences in job satisfaction. Women in the eastern and central regions report higher levels of happiness with their jobs, whereas men in the northern region tend to be notably more satisfied. Additionally, among various industries, the Fintech sector stands out as t...