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‘Zomato isn’t for everyone’: Former employee reveals the ‘honest truth’ about surviving Deepinder Goyal’s intense work culture

February 07, 2026 5:20 pm

Ragini Das, who spent six years with Zomato’s sales and marketing teams, says the experience shaped the way she works and thinks even today.

Delhi professional’s LinkedIn post on working on weekends sparking debate on work-life balance

‘Weekends not more important than future’: Delhi professional’s LinkedIn post on work-life balance sparks backlash

February 07, 2026 12:38 pm

In his post, the man shared an experience involving a young startup founder to underline what he believes is the importance of responsiveness.

Workforce strategist Amanda Goodall calls HR ‘useless’

‘Remove 90% of HR’: Workforce strategist calls human resources ‘useless’, sparks debate

January 17, 2026 3:29 pm

Posting on X, Goodall argued that HR teams don’t bring in revenue and mainly function to shield companies rather than support workers.

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IIT Hyderabad graduate goes viral with work culture comparison between India and Japan: ‘I just switch off my laptop’

January 14, 2026 4:54 pm

The IIT Hyderabad graduate, now a Rakuten project manager, says she landed her job through campus placements and candidly compares Japan’s workplace expectations with those in India.

The woman challenged the firing before the Social Court of Alicante, claiming the dismissal was unfair

Spanish company fires employee for repeatedly arriving 40 minutes ahead of duty time for 2 years

December 11, 2025 11:03 am

The 22-year-old woman challenged the firing before the Social Court of Alicante, but the Spanish labour court upheld the dismissal

He shares that he maintains a boundary after 6 PM in Singapore, where his phone is his own, not his boss's, with "no calls, no guilt, just life"

'No calls, no guilt': Indian techie lauds Singapore work-life balance as he takes a dig at India's work culture

December 09, 2025 12:00 pm

The techie emphasises how employees in India have to “beg” for leave, and notes that he sometimes fakes illness to take time off.

Indian marine techie shows Norway flexible work hours

‘Narayana Murthy, take note’: Indian marine techie in Norway shows how ‘flexible’ 7.5-hour workdays boost happiness

November 26, 2025 4:30 pm

An Indian professional working as a ship officer in maritime tech in Norway recently shared a glimpse into what corporate life in Norway truly feels like.

After decades of building brands, Dawes says genuine enthusiasm makes the long hours feel less like a burden

US entrepreneur with $100 million company champions work-life balance for employees: 'They didn't sign up for...'

November 26, 2025 10:36 am

Nicole Bernard Dawes’s approach is shaped in part by her childhood spent working in her mother’s health-food store and watching her father build a $4.87 billion snack business.

‘7 days per week, 12 hours work’: IIT alumni-led AI startup Giga faces controversy as employee quits in a day, cites toxic workplace

November 12, 2025 3:39 pm

Giga, known for developing voice-based AI agents for businesses, had been celebrated for its founders’ decision to turn down high-paying jobs, and even a Stanford PhD offer, to build their venture.