[What an arse.]

Infosys founder says he doesn't believe in work-life balance, says weekends
are a "mistake"

Date:
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 13:09:00 +0000

Description:
Infosys founder Narayama Murthy is disappointed we have moved on from a 6 day
work week.

FULL STORY

If you find yourself dreading the weekend and wishing you could work a double
shift every day, you might be Infosys founder Narayama Murthys dream 
employee. 

Hvaing already spoken out against the supposedly workshy youth of today, who
protested against working long hours, the Indian tech boss has revealed he
doesnt believe in work-life balance, and that he wont budge in his thinking. 

Murthy went on to hit out against the very concept of weekends, claiming the
idea was a mistake, and that Indian citizens need to work longer hours. 
Facing Indias challenges 

 When asked by CNBC-TV18 if his past controversial comments on a 70 hour work
week were being misunderstood, Murthy assured that he means what he says. 

He pointed to the 1986 swap from a 6-day standard work week, to the now
standard 5 days as a disappointment, and claims he worked over 14 hours a 
day, six days a week until his retirement. Murthy, the father-in-law of 
recent ex-British PM, Rishi Sunak, says young people should look to post WW2
Japan and Germany, where determined, disciplined, and hardworking youngsters
rebuilt the nations. 

Interestingly, he doesnt point to better productivity, happiness, or money 
for reasons to work a double shift every day, but rather because India needs
young people to work hard to improve itself. 

I think in this country, we have to work very hard because there is no
substitute for hard work even if you're the most intelligent guy he said. 

Murthy previously said that young people in India have an enormous
responsibility to work very, very hard in order to support future 
generations. 

These comments were widely criticized, and excessive working hours have been
found to harm productivity amongst workers rather than contributing to higher
output. Its well established that happier and healthier workers are more
productive, so Murthys comments havent been entirely welcomed. 

Infosys was also criticized heavily in April 2024 for forcing its employees 
to return to the office . 

Its In-Person Collab Weeks acted to force more workers to return to the
office, with Infosys designating six weeks per quarter as mandatory in-person
collaboration periods.

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/infosys-founder-says-he-doesnt-believe-
in-work-life-balance-says-weekends-are-a-mistake

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