A mother’s “wake-up call” to a big corporate firm 

Slavery has not gone anywhere.

In India, overwork is more glorified than the smart work.

We Indians are taught obedience from beginning,we never learnt to say no .

This is the condition of almost all the companies in India. The government is sleeping, humanity is dead, the laborer working in a private company is scared that when will he be fired from his job and then how will he run his house, by saying that there are no jobs in the market, people are being made to work 18 to 20 hours daily, that too by scaring them. 18 hours workday is normalized, glorified and expected out of employees by many big MNCs in India. The irony is, these same MNCs would not do that outside India. Indians are being seen as donkeys to offload work to and India is seen as a huge factory willing to operate 24x7x365. The Indian government is happy to take tax from us without ensuring the bare humane conditions to work. The government does not help taxpayers when they are laid off, but would happily collect the taxes from us when they aren’t even giving us the basic necessities. Why India's work culture cannot be like that of other countries. Indian government should make laws in favor of workers/labor and humanity because who makes Someone among us made the work culture toxic, poisonous and hell for their own benefit, not someone who comes from outside.

All this was normalised at my previous workplace, that forced me to change careers. I tried establishing boundaries from the start, but that just meant further bullying and unfair treatment. It's been two years and I still can't forget the control these people had over my life. Any young professional should establish boundaries. No one is your master, you aren't anyone's slave no matter how much they coax you into doing what's convenient for them.

We need labour laws and population control.

stop exploiting employees be it a big 4 or a bank make a 4 dayy work time

I have a family member working in EY. They work people to death for sure. They don’t care about human rights or human health at all. It’s one of the worst places to work at. They assign work at the end of the day, at the end of week- ALL THE TIME.

Finally, this wave hit india as well . For many years , the concept of "karoshi" has been prevalent in east asia mainly korea & japan(where this term is originally coined out due to such deaths being commonplace)

i quit a big company recently. i was working in bangalore and it was my first time in big city. as soon as I came here I realized I lost 2 kg weight because I was too busy to cook my own food. My manager conducted meeting at 6:30 pm. She would cancel it and reschedule as her wish. I worked from monday to friday for 10 hours straight without break , morning 10 to 8 pm. I was too tired with travel. I didn't have energy to cook. After all that effort my manager would still grind me I am too slow in learning. I immediately quit after 1 month only. I hated how there was so little time for myself and my health. I am unemployed, and yeah I get worried I might not find another job. But to this day I am glad I quit. I am still positive I will find a job before I run out of my savings.

I can totally empathise with her. I wish she had someone who could have helped her realise that it's not worth loosing her life for the job.

Deteriorating health due to work stress is a real thing. Have seen nervous breakdown and asthma attacks happen to colleagues at work due to stress impending manager's comments/feedback. It's horrible. Asian work culture is horrible

Her mother's letter also mentioned that no one from the company attended her daughter's funeral nor responded to this heartbroken mother's calls or messages..Their statement is absolutely false

Just read EY CEO Rajiv memani statement that we don't believe work pressure has claimed her life. Maybe he needs to know that every year in japan people die because of overwork. I have heard from so many people about this kind of working trend in EY

Where is Narayan Murthy???

Narayan Murthy watching this video and thinking, "What's wrong with that? A youth must work 70 hours a week to succeed"

My friend joined an MNC at Pune from Kolkata. The company offered a joining bonus, however after reaching Pune, they denied the JB. After much altercation HR said, we don't offer joining bonus at the time of joining 😂. Rather it is transferred after 1 year. Joining bonus turned to retention bonus. It is very difficult to relocate and rent an apartment if the offered money is not received as per plan. Now, the problem starts. The Boss was always working from home. However, he instructed my friend to be at office everyday, sitting alone in the department. He was not allowed a single day leave and was constantly bullied about him being a Bengali and his marital status. Point is, pressure in corporates are not always only about workload, it is also about the environment and moreover the reporting boss. The companies or the HR don't listen to the new joinees.

Absolutely toxic office culture.... same as Digitas, a digital agency from the publicis network. Govt needs to step in with rules, employees are not bonded slaves. Rest in peace, Anna🙏🏼

We need strict labour laws for corporates in India.

I have been into corporate industry for 15 years I can relate to the fact that workplace can be severely toxic. There are PPL who help and give you opportunities and then there are another set of PPL who being jealous of your success and dedication slut shame women. Unfortunately my mum came accross the news and said Thank God you survived the toxicity and jealousy.

I’ve seen how damaging toxic work environments can be. It's heartbreaking to realize how they can affect people's mental health and well-being. We need to prioritize creating supportive and healthy workplaces, where everyone feels valued and safe

Need of strong government rules and regulations for MNC.

we are a democracy with no labor laws, how weird

Toxic workplace, poor diet and insomnia can be deadly.

But the problem with many of the people n the deceased is that they r too gentle to say NO. You need to set boundaries in the beginning otherwise they will keep exploiting you

I’m facing same problem I’m in an organisation of which i can’t even take name of Guess the organisation!!!!!!

I guess this is the reason why almost all big or mid sized US firms open their shops in India. Coz they could/would never do the same in their home country what their desi servants aka managers do here

I beg all big corporate please bring back WFH culture. It gives employees a work-life balance. These big firms are bloodsucker We need strong work laws.

Tragic , simply Tragic !!! shunned by the world and even our own nation

Open a retail business and see. You have to open at 7am and close at 12 at night to survive this competitive market. A small retailer goes before sunrise and comes when his kids are asleep. Work Sleep Repeat This is what the world has become for many Indians

Working 10+ hours is basic need of any corporate job now. If you work anything less than that, Corporate will view you as a liability and will harrass you. They will pay you for 8 hours but take in a nice 12-14 hours work. You can't retaliate. I know people who have been forbidden to take sick leaves just because they had work to get done. 9 am to 10 pm work was the norm in my previous firm. You had to work on weekends to meet their tight deadlines. You can't take vacations or anything. Even on paid leaves they can easily make you work. And the problem is some employees actively engage in such processes without being asked. Just to rise corporate ladder. Which encourages the Management more. Even after working so much they won't give you promotion or hikes unless you bootlick management's feet. It's pathetic right now in IT and similar fields. No WLB or boundaries. Hybrid work culture is a way for people to get work done beyond working hours.

She died it is sad.. My condolences are with her parents but what about the others who didn't die...She made a wake up call for others, they are still doing the hectic job and Destroying their health both mental and physical...If they don't protest altogether, I don't want to say but they will face the same thing.. I know money runs the life but which life...Only Saturday and sunday.. The government will not do anything but the employees can do anything but with the help of each and every person...Choice is yours.. Good Luck

Need strict laws for MNC companies. Overwork is slavery

EY is the worst organisation I worked with. Sorry to say this for a company I worked for, but it is true at its core

Corporate murder

Shame on EY

In my entire work history i faved severe bullying, harrassment and abuse within a span of 8 years. All done by male and female collegues that also included sexual harrassment

Murty khush huve.

It’s every where. Not just in India. People should start working to live and not living to work.

I feel this pressure and anxiety is a build up over the childhood years too...the toxic work culture was a last nail in the coffin quite literally....the pressure to excel in studies, pressure to clear CA...not blaming the family here but sonetimes kids themselves take that pressure....at EY things just pushed her to the brink. 😢

Is it also the same for them . They actually watch the cricket matches with the bosses while the young girl collapses

Work life, work life, No life. Only reason I left CA after clearing intermediate in 2022.

We need labour laws asap

Yes...audit firms take trainees for granted..there should be proper laws regarding this 😢.

I almost joined here , thank godddd

This is a universal problem, justice needs true leader, such manager can ruin life but can't save one. on the other hand, one should not tolerate injustice, its like being part of the crime

This isnt the first time. Some years back, eny employee committed suicide in office in Sydney due to work related stress.

Once my manager asked me to do double shift for a month and i was getting a huge pay out but i told him the company will dance on my grave so a big no.

also a wake up call for parents, before your expectations don't forget to love them

Big4 seriously need to amend rules for their working culture and hours, around the world .. its pretty much same everywhere.

This should go through rigorous investogation and no one ahould be spared . Priblem will no one will come out to aupport her parents fight . We from Kolkata are still reeling under the pain of losing a belowved doctor at the age of 31 for some toxic people at work .

the manger should take full responsibility

_To reduce the workload, we can hire more employees. India has a whopping population of 1.4 billion! Let's welcome them all to join the workforce._

So sad! Life and living is compromised in the name of "work" and "hard work"! This system and its people has to be challenged! Condolence for the dear departed soul! Choose life, then life will choose you too!

Why are we even adhering to a 9 hour work policy, we shouldnt. And work should be for max 4 days a week

Narayan murthy would be very happy with this news

Avoid working beyond 9 to 6pm

Show this to Narayan Murthy

We want free corporate union against toxic workplace

Remember how much of a F they gave about the guy who unalived himself after getting the 40 LPA??? Right none But a independent woman dies and everyone wants justice

That's very unfortunate. She should have share her thoughts with her family or closed loved ones.

This is true for all roles in Corporate

Ss It's very heart touching feel. Mam yr wake up call mail should reach every company's systems that they should treat employees as human beings.

Sad. Rest in peace Anna. Hope your sacrifice gives wake up calls to companies and employees who tend to have work load and learn to manage the workforce. Covid taught us many things but again we r back to same old work management. Companies should regulate work timings and no work after office hours. Hope some things change. 🙏🏻

Doctors also face a lot of workplace pressure. Most of the doctors are overworked! I don’t mean to disrespect Anna and I’m so sorry for the loss her loved ones have to go through but I hope a doctor’s loss also gets this kind of coverage in future…

Ernst and Young is a consulting firm and consulting is known worldwide to take a toll on your life especially when you're a fresher. If one's not cut out for it one has to resign and pursue work that suits your lifestyle and Health conditions. One must always balance work and life and choose only the work that helps you balance those things.

Nothing will happen in this case, as seen before in pune accident case. Money always wins.

We should realise today there are extremely talented people everywhere with access to learnings just at the far of a click on their mobiles, its a competitive world in every sector,so it u feel one field is already taking toll on ur life just switch to the other

So unfortunate. Government is shit. We cant expect a policy from them as majority of people vote for freebies, religion and cast. We need to take care of our own health, at least that much we have to do for ourselves.

Company should be like a family

Someone always has to die for someone to notice and rectify that area in our country. Why do people have to die for govt or authority to take notice?

Ey is supposed to be very big and good company The fact ppl die from work pressure even in companies like these

Work. Dont become a slave. Your health matters more than any job.

Need worker rights reforms in India

It's problem with people with ego to prove that they can get job done however possible instead thinking for the team members. People don't care. No matter what you do it won't change people's mindset. But i humbly request that if you can't work just say NO instead forcing yourself.

Working for more than 12 hours is the new corporate culture

It is really important to formulate laws and policies in India for work cultures that are toxic. This is madness. It does not happen only in corporates. Teachers, medical professionals, even children are expected to work work and work. How many more deaths before we see the truth

I want to know the other side of Story. A fighter never kills himself over Stress. There should be more to this story!

Post-covid, teachers are mentally at school 24X7. Are we waiting for a teacher to succumb to this? Something should be done about this too

Employees are too scared of higher ups and get harassed into doing many extra hours of work. Shame on the callous attitude of Rajiv Memani and his answer. Of course he can't accept the reason. Might have not put so many hours of work like the employee. Deepest condolences to the family.

IT is full of shit do ur own thing u will be better paid😊

This is not new, even in other countries the BIG 4 work the newly qualified staff to the ground. You go in knowing your life will not be your own for the next coupe of years because you need ' work experience". For ACCA you need 3 yrs practical experience. I once worked for 6 months free, and then minimum wage for some time, just to get a job in Accounting, people take the piss, this has been going on for decades.

She died becaus eof extreme bullying by her peers and bosses not just because of work pressure.

Why the fuck editing team keeps on zooming in and out for each word of the reporter

Be careful when u do too much for someone, they will start loving your hands, not your heart

When it comes to toxic corporate culture in India, it’s not just EY, It’s across. And the interesting thing is that half of the time the stress is not about the actual work but because of the mismanaged, bossy and high political culture. Many times the open door culture is just fake, just to make their US counterparts happy. Anyhow what happened is sad. I hope things get better for the GenZ.

The work pressure in big 4 is unparallel but still you will have to ring the bell when things are not going well. No one will do it for you.

This is so disturbing young Indian's should understand this work environment of corporate culture isn't healthy it's actually sick look how people in abroad value their time...n try to find balance between work and personal life after all we are born once ...

I am speechless....😢

Well this is India so nothing will happen, everyone will just forget about this incident the after a few days

In india, some mnc IT company hire as technical person after conducting so many processes and technical knowledge and give work which has zero technical skills requirement. And after few years by the time you realise it's too late to change and they even create issue if you want to switch. Notice period and bond are biggest scam they are running

Nothing's gonna happen. These big companies don't give a damn. $$$$ is all that matters to them. Sorry for a young life lost 😞

I don't understand why she didn't left the job then

What's the point of that kind of development that does not even give a dignified death to the employee/labor. Attracting the large multinational companies to India mainly based on cheap labor must stop. Meanwhile when our leaders (past as well as present) boasted about some trillion dollar economy that India is or going to be, its foundation involves the blood of such young innocent employees like Ana. Where do those get accounted for? How are we gonna wash these sins?

In this case Or any other similar cases, we can not completely blame corporates 100% this workaholic mind starts building up from the parents first to push their kids to excel in school, college and universities and in some cases even curricular activities, then comes teachers, professors and extra coaching professors who keep saying in class rooms to students of all age if you achieve nothing professionally then u r looser in life journey... Then comes corporates lastly which sadly makes end to some and to some depression and to some even mental hospital.... It's a chain... Think .....

😢 not a new incident in corporate India. It's just another day after an email is shot about the demise of the employee and life just goes on. This incident got highlighted however what about the numerous cases of employees who suffer silently in various sectors of corporate offices. It's a wake up call for all that there is a life beyond targets and aspirations of work culture. This slave mentality comes from serving our colonial rulers for recognition, even today when a (gora) client enters office we behave like slaves to a point unthinkable.

She should have quit rather than working ...

And Narayan Murthy wants PPL to work 70 hrs a week.

Wish she had chosen to leave this job as so many before her had from her team can any job be worth dying for no matter how prestigious the firm? someone else will step into her role in the org life will move on but here she has lost her life. On the other hand can stress and insomnia really kill in 4 months so many many people work in high stress work environments was there some other underlying cause..had she got covid during the pandemic was she vaccinated ...so many questions...such an irreparable loss for her parents.

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