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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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[–] theparadox@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The bosses win if winning is continuing to manage the company poorly.

The shareholders lose since cruel treatment reduces productivity and weakens profit margins. It depends on how seriously the business controllers want to actually do a capitalism and create a product and turn a profit.

[–] theparadox@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

If you pay low enough wages and workers are too exhausted to do anything about it, lower productivity is profitable. It's about the bottom line.