Young Indians should work 70 hours a week, says billionaire tech founder
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Caveat Emptor. "Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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Caveat Emptor. "Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
Agree with this, in the initial part of one's career. More often than not, I've seen youngsters with a lackadaisical attitude, as though "I've got a job; so I can relax", and in some cases, "I have nothing more to learn" kind of attitude. This is not good in the beginning of one's career, and this is what he's implying here. Youngsters need to work hard to build the nation, since India is still termed as a "developing country".
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Caveat Emptor. "Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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What I hear him not saying is "I'm not making enough money. Do the work of two people, but I'll pay you as one person so I can get more rich!" How greedy does one person need to be?
Hogan
This. I "had something to prove" back in my early days, so I put in the hours, but at some point you have to be able to see when you're only doing that to line the owner's pockets, at your own health's expense. Besides - if 70 hours of work per week is to be expected as the norm, then I'd expect to be paid for that number of hours to be the norm as well. Was anything mentioned about that? Otherwise it's just a rallying cry to "make me richer, you slaves". Heck I'm not even talking about getting paid 1.5x or 2x for overtime. Just getting paid at all.
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Agree with this, in the initial part of one's career. More often than not, I've seen youngsters with a lackadaisical attitude, as though "I've got a job; so I can relax", and in some cases, "I have nothing more to learn" kind of attitude. This is not good in the beginning of one's career, and this is what he's implying here. Youngsters need to work hard to build the nation, since India is still termed as a "developing country".
Amarnath S wrote:
More often than not, I've seen youngsters with a lackadaisical attitude, as though "I've got a job; so I can relax", and in some cases, "I have nothing more to learn" kind of attitude.
Seen that in the United States too. :laugh: :laugh:
Jeremy Falcon
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Agree with this, in the initial part of one's career. More often than not, I've seen youngsters with a lackadaisical attitude, as though "I've got a job; so I can relax", and in some cases, "I have nothing more to learn" kind of attitude. This is not good in the beginning of one's career, and this is what he's implying here. Youngsters need to work hard to build the nation, since India is still termed as a "developing country".
Amarnath S wrote:
Youngsters need to work hard to build the nation, since India is still termed as a "developing country".
So is the idea then that you'll eventually reach a point where an employer says "ok, we're developed enough now, you can ease off a bit and no longer have to work yourselves to death"? I'm in Canada. As far as I've been told, this is a developed country. If employers could get us to put in more hours, if it weren't for those pesky labor laws, most absolutely would put us through the ringer without hesitation. So don't think you'll be done when you're no longer "developing". I work to live. I don't live to work.
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Amarnath S wrote:
Youngsters need to work hard to build the nation, since India is still termed as a "developing country".
So is the idea then that you'll eventually reach a point where an employer says "ok, we're developed enough now, you can ease off a bit and no longer have to work yourselves to death"? I'm in Canada. As far as I've been told, this is a developed country. If employers could get us to put in more hours, if it weren't for those pesky labor laws, most absolutely would put us through the ringer without hesitation. So don't think you'll be done when you're no longer "developing". I work to live. I don't live to work.
dandy72 wrote:
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I don't think he is talking from the point of an employer. He is implying a dedication, kind of sacrifice, in building the nation; akin to the way most of the European countries and Japan were built by the young people there, after the War.
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dandy72 wrote:
employer
I don't think he is talking from the point of an employer. He is implying a dedication, kind of sacrifice, in building the nation; akin to the way most of the European countries and Japan were built by the young people there, after the War.
Well then he needs to say it as such, 'cuz what I heard (too) is "make me richer, damnit!" That being said, I do agree that younger workers need to prove themselves, and those who choose to be slackers from the get-go will never get anywhere - and deservedly so. But as I wrote elsewhere, you also have to have to ability to recognize when an employer is just taking advantage of a naive workforce.
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What I hear him not saying is "I'm not making enough money. Do the work of two people, but I'll pay you as one person so I can get more rich!" How greedy does one person need to be?
Hogan
Totally agree, follow the money and you will see, more often than not, how and why decisions are made.
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Well then he needs to say it as such, 'cuz what I heard (too) is "make me richer, damnit!" That being said, I do agree that younger workers need to prove themselves, and those who choose to be slackers from the get-go will never get anywhere - and deservedly so. But as I wrote elsewhere, you also have to have to ability to recognize when an employer is just taking advantage of a naive workforce.
Need to add one more thing. There is a vision at the national level to have the next generation Microsofts, Googles, Amazons, etc. to be run out of India. We are the most populous nation in the world, with a large young population, and certainly have the brains to achieve that. We need to raise ourselves from being an outsourcing shop to product-definition place, for yet-to-be-uncovered products. And this definitely needs dedication in a good percentage of our youngsters. This is what he's implying. Even if this takes the next 20 years, we should start NOW.
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[Infosys’ billionaire founder says Indians need to work 70 hours a week to succeed | CNN Business](https://edition.cnn.com/india-infosys-founder-work-hours-success-intl-hnk/index.html)
Caveat Emptor. "Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
When the CEO and other management cut their own hourly pay by almost half, then they can ask workers to do the same. That money can go to paying overtime. Quality of work plummets when people are working so many hours on a regular basis. They end up creating so many problems that the net benefit goes negative. All for the schadenfreude and ego boost of seeing your workers suffer.
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[Infosys’ billionaire founder says Indians need to work 70 hours a week to succeed | CNN Business](https://edition.cnn.com/india-infosys-founder-work-hours-success-intl-hnk/index.html)
Caveat Emptor. "Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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[Infosys’ billionaire founder says Indians need to work 70 hours a week to succeed | CNN Business](https://edition.cnn.com/india-infosys-founder-work-hours-success-intl-hnk/index.html)
Caveat Emptor. "Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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... need to work 70 hours a week to succeed ...
in making him even more rich than he already is. You'll spend your younger years believing that bullshit, then wake up one day and realize you've been working your ass into an early grave for shit pay just to make him richer.
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dandy72 wrote:
employer
I don't think he is talking from the point of an employer. He is implying a dedication, kind of sacrifice, in building the nation; akin to the way most of the European countries and Japan were built by the young people there, after the War.
I can be dedicated and driven in 40 hours, thank you very much. You're not "nation building" by working for a demanding asshole like that. You're wealth building, and not for yourself.
Asking questions is a skill CodeProject Forum Guidelines Google: C# How to debug code Seriously, go read these articles. Dave Kreskowiak
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[Infosys’ billionaire founder says Indians need to work 70 hours a week to succeed | CNN Business](https://edition.cnn.com/india-infosys-founder-work-hours-success-intl-hnk/index.html)
Caveat Emptor. "Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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When the CEO and other management cut their own hourly pay by almost half, then they can ask workers to do the same. That money can go to paying overtime. Quality of work plummets when people are working so many hours on a regular basis. They end up creating so many problems that the net benefit goes negative. All for the schadenfreude and ego boost of seeing your workers suffer.
Paul Kemner wrote:
When the CEO and other management cut their own hourly pay by almost half
When they cut their income from the company to a much lower rate. That is different than how much they get paid. There are quite a few CEOs (and this might be one) that basically do not get 'paid' a rate. Rather they get stock. Options or just the ownership which goes up as the stock does.
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Paul Kemner wrote:
When the CEO and other management cut their own hourly pay by almost half
When they cut their income from the company to a much lower rate. That is different than how much they get paid. There are quite a few CEOs (and this might be one) that basically do not get 'paid' a rate. Rather they get stock. Options or just the ownership which goes up as the stock does.
Agreed. I was originally going to say "total compensation" but simplified it.
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Caveat Emptor. "Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
I agree. If you not gifted in one way or the other, you need to put in hours to make it. To riches, that is. If you can be happy with less, then it is better to be happy.
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I can be dedicated and driven in 40 hours, thank you very much. You're not "nation building" by working for a demanding asshole like that. You're wealth building, and not for yourself.
Asking questions is a skill CodeProject Forum Guidelines Google: C# How to debug code Seriously, go read these articles. Dave Kreskowiak
Respectfully agree to disagree.
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Need to add one more thing. There is a vision at the national level to have the next generation Microsofts, Googles, Amazons, etc. to be run out of India. We are the most populous nation in the world, with a large young population, and certainly have the brains to achieve that. We need to raise ourselves from being an outsourcing shop to product-definition place, for yet-to-be-uncovered products. And this definitely needs dedication in a good percentage of our youngsters. This is what he's implying. Even if this takes the next 20 years, we should start NOW.
