'99% won't show up to work if...': Bombay Shaving Company founder, CEO makes BIG claim

Indian work culture has become a hot topic since Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy suggested '70 hours a week' of work. Many businesspeople opined about the issue, and now Bombay Shaving Company's founder and CEO Shantanu Deshpande has spoken about the issue, saying most people in India don't like their jobs.

In a LinkedIn post, Shantanu said that if financial security and sustenance were provided to every individual in India, most people wouldn't feel the need to return to work the next day. "If everyone in India was given sustenance money and financial security their current jobs give them, 99% wont show up to work the next day," he wrote. 

He added, “From blue collar workforce to govt employees to gig workers to factories to insurance salesmen to banks to small business owners to even 'fun and employee friendly startups' like BSC the story is the same. 19-20 ka farak.”

He also highlighted the country's wealth gap, noting that just 2,000 families control a large share of the nation's wealth. While the precise figures are uncertain, he pointed out that these families contribute significantly less than 1.8 per cent of the taxes. Check out his LinkedIn post here:

Many people disagreed with Deshpande's views. One user wrote, "This is not true for all. A job gives you something to do during your day to keep your brain mentally active. You would otherwise just sit on the couch and consume social media on your phone."

Another user said, "99% of corporate employees may not show up but unfortunately (or fortunately) nations are not build by them only. A nation is built by farmers, teachers, engineers, healthcare worker, street side vendors, and many more. Trust me not but most of them will still go to work!"

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