‘Youngsters should work 70 hours a week’ ,Narayana Murthy says India’s work culture must change. (www.moneycontrol.com)
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ExistensialDread@lemmy.world on 27 Oct 2023 04:28 next collapse

he’s about to reverse the population increase of India

Gigan@lemmy.world on 27 Oct 2023 04:45 next collapse

Good!

Sibbo@sopuli.xyz on 27 Oct 2023 04:55 next collapse

I think it will decrease due to violence and suicide. Maybe not that good.

rockSlayer@lemmy.world on 27 Oct 2023 05:15 collapse

Actually it’s bad when people suffer

otter@lemmy.ca on 27 Oct 2023 05:56 next collapse

Had to google who this guy is

Rishi Sunak’s father in law and Indian billionaire

theguardian.com/…/rishi-sunak-father-in-law-naray…

Oneobi@lemmy.world on 27 Oct 2023 06:00 next collapse

Why am I not surprised!!

WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world on 27 Oct 2023 09:58 collapse

Because every democracy is an oligarchy masquerading as a democracy… It’s a big club, and you ain’t in it!

goat@sh.itjust.works on 27 Oct 2023 10:39 collapse

That’s why Parliamentary Democracies are the best kind.

Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world on 27 Oct 2023 06:10 collapse

I’m sure this fucker hasn’t worked a 70 hour workweek in his entire life. Hell, I’d be surprised if he’s worked 40.

damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world on 27 Oct 2023 06:45 collapse

Oh, you genuinely don’t know who this guy is, do you?

Skies5394@lemmy.ml on 27 Oct 2023 08:12 collapse

Oh the guy who took advantage of people in his country to undercut people of other countries while pocketing the difference?

Oh yea. Bet that guy worked his fucking ass off and isn’t a complete scumbag.

damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world on 27 Oct 2023 08:25 collapse

Oh I’m not arguing that he’s not a scumbag and didn’t take advantage of many hundred of thousands of youth and spit them out like pulp.

But that doesn’t discount that he did work his ass off in the beginning and for a long time till his “startup” became the behemoth that it is today.

[deleted] on 27 Oct 2023 08:28 next collapse
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HikingVet@lemmy.sdf.org on 27 Oct 2023 11:56 next collapse

He seems to be able to sit just fine. His ass is still there. And you don’t get billions without exploitation.

damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world on 27 Oct 2023 17:32 collapse

lol on the first part. Agreed on the second.

eskimofry@lemmy.world on 28 Oct 2023 07:44 collapse

By that logic hitler worked hard too…

damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world on 28 Oct 2023 20:13 collapse

Did you just Godwin’s Law this conversation? Shame.

MonkderZweite@feddit.ch on 27 Oct 2023 11:00 collapse

It works in Japan.

goat@sh.itjust.works on 27 Oct 2023 04:42 next collapse

I hope it changes to be more moral. Taking down those scam centres could be a good start.

EdibleFriend@lemmy.world on 27 Oct 2023 04:53 collapse

That would crash the entire Indian economy.

ArugulaZ@kbin.social on 27 Oct 2023 05:08 next collapse

This reminds me of Hey Mon with the Hedleys, with the lazy son who "only" has two jobs.

AttackPanda@programming.dev on 27 Oct 2023 05:29 next collapse

I assume an increase in hours of that magnitude comes with at least a doubling of pay.

pgetsos@kbin.social on 27 Oct 2023 06:13 next collapse

It won't, but even triple money don't make it any better!

intrepid@lemmy.ca on 28 Oct 2023 08:47 collapse

By what I hear, they have frozen their entry-grade pay back in 2011. And I’m not going to tell you what that is - it’s embarrassing even by 2011 standards.

Illuminostro@lemmy.world on 27 Oct 2023 05:30 next collapse

Fuck that, and fuck him.

i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world on 29 Oct 2023 10:22 collapse
jordanlund@lemmy.world on 27 Oct 2023 05:48 next collapse

70 hours a week…

So would he prefer 10 hours a day, every day? Or just 14 hours a day, 5 days a week?

Are they just not supposed to go to school?

I’m pretty sure we’ve seen the end results of this:

youtu.be/YOnSXw9coq8

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HurlingDurling@lemm.ee on 27 Oct 2023 12:51 collapse

Thank you, I always enjoy a good Indiana Jones

Rakonat@lemmy.world on 27 Oct 2023 05:57 next collapse

Coming from a guy thats never put in an honest hour of work in his life.

jeena@jemmy.jeena.net on 27 Oct 2023 06:18 next collapse

Such a utterly stupid idea. The opposite would make much more sense. Young people should not work at all and concentrate on their young children, educate them, spend time with them, etc. so that they can grow up into valuable citizens. Old people on the other hand should work until they drop dead.

Chariotwheel@kbin.social on 27 Oct 2023 07:57 collapse

Counterpoint: all people should work to their best ability and happiness.

[deleted] on 27 Oct 2023 08:29 next collapse
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Chariotwheel@kbin.social on 27 Oct 2023 08:31 next collapse

I mean, my mother enjoyed her days working as a kindergarden teacher. And it's not always sun and peaches, but I quite enjoy my work as a programmer to overall.

I think this might be a you-problem. Maybe you'll find a job that suits you one day.

[deleted] on 27 Oct 2023 08:35 collapse
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TheDankHold@kbin.social on 27 Oct 2023 13:05 collapse

Is that due to not liking teaching? Or because lawmakers and administration have made the job far more frustrating and difficult than it needs to be among other external factors?

hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 27 Oct 2023 09:30 collapse

If you are unhappy while working, you probably are either working the wrong job or need more free time, maybe both.

[deleted] on 27 Oct 2023 09:33 collapse
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Snorf@reddthat.com on 27 Oct 2023 09:46 collapse

Yep, unfortunately(?), living costs money. And i can’t make enough money doing the things i really like to do.

jeena@jemmy.jeena.net on 27 Oct 2023 09:22 collapse

“From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs”

I could get behind that.

cabron_offsets@lemmy.world on 27 Oct 2023 10:25 next collapse

Get fucked

intrepid@lemmy.ca on 28 Oct 2023 08:54 collapse

You want the next generation to suffer as well? Never mind! It’s Britain’s headache now.

Mandy@sh.itjust.works on 27 Oct 2023 11:11 next collapse

An old dusty fart who never had a real days work since most of us has been alive is telling young people to work more, never heard that one before

theinspectorst@kbin.social on 27 Oct 2023 11:21 next collapse

Rishi Sunak's father-in-law, everyone.

JTheDoc@lemmy.world on 27 Oct 2023 11:33 collapse

Makes sense…

Honytawk@lemmy.zip on 27 Oct 2023 11:32 next collapse

Or … hear me out.

3 workers who each work 24 hours a week. It would create jobs!

But then they have to pay 3 workers, which they don’t like.

intrepid@lemmy.ca on 28 Oct 2023 08:53 collapse

But then they have to pay 3 workers

Are you suggesting that they pay 6 times as much as they do now?

NBCooks@lemmy.world on 27 Oct 2023 11:33 next collapse

Wow. That website is cancer on mobile.

kirk781@lemm.ee on 27 Oct 2023 14:23 collapse

I couldn’t open the article. Prompt to sign in via X site, then sign up for newsletter; it is shitty.

Coming to the article, his argument makes no sense. India’s youths don’t need to burn the midnight oil to catch up to developed countries. India has a lot of unemployed, underemployed(people having a degree higher than what they are working in; imagine having a MBA and doing a clerical job, that is common here) people.

On the contrary, I would argue there is oversupply of skilled labor in the country but not enough jobs (cough population cough). Logically, you can start instituting four week days and hire extra people. Sure, ultimately company need to pony up more but that is a logical way forward.

Oh, and there are a multitude of things that no amount of work from youths can change in India, which stop it from rising further as a country. But I will stop my rant. Suffice to say, I expected more from a man of his stature than such a statement.

KevonLooney@lemm.ee on 27 Oct 2023 15:11 collapse

India has a lot of educated people who speak English. They should be doing much better than they are. Corruption, the Caste System, and their time zone (opposite the US) are hurting them.

Coreidan@lemmy.world on 27 Oct 2023 12:12 next collapse

I disagree. Narayana Murthy should work 70 hours a week, all while sucking my balls.

amenotef@lemmy.world on 27 Oct 2023 12:32 next collapse

If you say this you give a shit about quality of life.

JustZ@lemmy.world on 27 Oct 2023 15:41 next collapse

So slave labor.

BeautifulMind@lemmy.world on 27 Oct 2023 18:19 next collapse

Time for India to get hungry and eat its billionaires

saltesc@lemmy.world on 28 Oct 2023 05:27 next collapse

I can’t imagine a workforce producing any efficiency or quality of output at 70. We already know these things outperform with shorter work weeks.

intrepid@lemmy.ca on 28 Oct 2023 08:51 collapse

Do you honestly think they care about efficiency or quality? They sell man hours, not products.

captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works on 28 Oct 2023 05:44 next collapse

We shouldn’t let anyone limp crotched enough to use the word “youngster” participate in any societal decisisons at all.

intrepid@lemmy.ca on 28 Oct 2023 08:49 next collapse

Aaaw! Won’t you think of the poor old billionaires? They aren’t earning well enough because the ‘youngsters’ are lazy!

sagrotan@lemmy.world on 28 Oct 2023 22:16 next collapse

Guess who’ll die first, that old fuck or we. Rip bozo.

xenoclast@lemmy.world on 28 Oct 2023 22:45 collapse

You first, bud