HCM Solution Advisor @ ORBIS People GmbH | SAP SuccessFactors Confidant | Driving Digital HR
That the boss of a huge technology company promotes extremely long hours as the best way to boost productivity beggars belief 🤷♂️ It's sad and hilarious at the same time: had humanity adopted this attitude in the Bronze age, the computer had never been invented, and we'd work 140-hour weeks with very primitive tools instead. I'm not a stranger to long workweeks myself. Founding a company, tight project deadlines or just enjoying work on an interesting challenge: all had me go 70+h for periods of time. But it's NOT a sustainsble productivity boost. This confirms my impression of Infosys: "pile it high and sell it chesply" is applied to LOCs as well as consultant hours. Well, it seems to work for him. His company made more money than I could ever have dreamt of. You gotta respect that. But it's not s company I would want to work for or with.
Mr. Murthy laid out his argument with statistics. He says, “800 million Indians receive free ration,” he pointed out, emphasizing that this number represents the vast scale of poverty in the country. He argued that India cannot overcome its economic struggles without a collective commitment to hard work." “Entrepreneurs build nations by creating jobs, wealth for investors, and taxes for the government,” he stated. According to him, this is the only sustainable path to achieving modern infrastructure and widespread prosperity.
Agree with your sentiments Sven. Working 70 hours a week, is not good for one’s health and wellbeing.
The amount of time one works is only one side of the productivity equation... but that other side takes investment and, well...
Off to the workhouse with them! These workshy wastrels!
N. R. Narayana Murthy What’s your take on this?
Freelance Principal Consultant @ Self-employed | SAP SuccessFactors Certified
1dActually I get my best ideas and solutions in the gym or when out hiking / walking. Even though some would claim that those are the worst ones - if they should evaluate. So more hours is not the solution always even though needed sometimes - but it should never be the norm. What are we living for then - work!