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

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

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

FULL STORY ======================================================================Infosys founder Narayama Murthy pushes need for working longer hours 70 hour work weeks are needed to grow productivity, he says Murthy says he worked 80 hour weeks until retirement

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. You might also like Take a look at our pick of the
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