Work-life balance essential, not optional: Industry leaders on L&T chief's remarks
90-hour work week debate rages, industry leaders Harsh Mariwala, Harsh Goenka and Rajiv Bajaj have weighed in, saying work-life balance is not optional but is essential, and working hard to succeed is not about the hours clocked in. The suggested practise of working for long hours, if at all required to be followed, must start from the top.
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Chairman SN Subrahmanyan had sparked an online outrage with his comments, asking, «how long can you stare at your wife» while advocating a 90-hour work week and suggesting that employees should even give up Sundays.
Following his remark, Subrahmanyan's remuneration, which, as per the company's annual report for 2023-24, stood at Rs 51.05 crore and was 534.57 times the median remuneration of the company's employees, has attracted attention from netizens.
«90 hours a week? Why not rename Sunday to 'Sun-duty' and make 'day off' a mythical concept!» RPG Enterprises Chairman Harsh Goenka wrote on X, expressing his opposition to the concept.
He further said, «Working hard and smart is what I believe in, but turning life into a perpetual office shift? That's a recipe for burnout, not success. Work-life balance isn't optional, it's essential. Well, that's my view! #WorkSmartNotSlave».
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