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Infosys co-founder once again calls for longer than 70-hour weeks - and no, he's not joking (www.techradar.com)
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Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has once again called for longer working weeks has returned, this time with an emphasis on schedules like the 996-pattern used in parts of China.

Murthy's comments revive a debate which began in 2024, when he argued that Indian employees should work 70 hours a week.

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[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 49 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Crunching does not work!

Instead, it reduces productivity to a fraction (often 10% of normal), countering any time added.

You want to improve your productivity, you make your workers happy. Make sure they can eat, have good healthcare, have adequate family life, etc.

We now have studies that counter the crunching myths and time theft myths.

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 23 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

The cruelty is the point

[–] jali67@lemmy.zip 7 points 12 hours ago

They’re not invincible. We’re not our ancestors. Look at this little dweeb. Is anyone really intimidated by him?

[–] theparadox@lemmy.world 8 points 13 hours ago

If the workforce makes a pittance and is too exhausted to rebel, the bosses win.

[–] willington@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 13 hours ago

Is maxxing the productivity top priority?

They might value control over their workforce above productivity.