Work Culture
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‘Work 70 hours a week’: How ‘greedy work’ benefits corporations while employees pay the price
Modern-day work culture and organisations incentivise long hours, disregarding the impact on work-life balance and leisure time.
Manjula M & Deepa E
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India’s global talent competitiveness ranking falls to 103 out of 134 countries
India remained at the lowest position among the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries on the index.
Scroll Staff
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Why modern work culture and ideas of success are the real problem – not ‘moonlighting’
Debating the ethics or legality of moonlighting is futile if we continue to ignore the underlying forces that cause its existence.
Rohan Banerjee
Trending
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Yogendra Yadav says BJP won’t get majority, Prashant Kishor predicts 300+. What’s their reasoning?
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Counterview: Why ‘Brahmin conference’ should not have been cancelled at Delhi University
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‘Women are going to be more scared now’: Why activists say HD Revanna’s bail should have been denied
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Cyclone Remal likely to reach West Bengal, Bangladesh coasts by Sunday, says IMD
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Writer Neel Mukherjee reflects on Amitav Ghosh’s ‘The Glass Palace’ as a new edition is released
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Quiet quitting is a new name for an old method that has a long history in the labour movement
The concept of putting in just enough effort to not get fired, but without going above and beyond, has been used by workers around the world for centuries.
Jonathan Lord, The Conversation
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When will Indian companies finally allow their employees to take on a side hustle?
Employers’ wariness notwithstanding, the idea is here to stay.
Niharika Sharma, qz.com
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How modern corporate work culture is inspired by an over-achieving Soviet miner from the 1930s
Alexei Stakhanov, who managed to extract 102 tonnes of coal in a single shift, started a trend that still holds sway in the workplaces of today.
Bogdan Costea, The Conversation & Peter Watt, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Raccoon invades pitch and halts football match for a few minutes in the US
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‘Dhaniya, Cilantro’: Comedian hilariously sums up the struggles of being multilingual
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Watch: Shyam Rangeela mimics famous politicians reacting to his nomination being rejected
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Watch: Classical dancers perform Bharatnatyam and Odissi duet to ‘Sakal Ban’ from ‘Heeramandi’
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Covid-19: These philosophers’ views may explain why working from home feels less rewarding
What are ‘social goods’ and why are they integral to our working experience?
Deryn M Thomas, The Conversation
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To shut down mansplaining, we need to change how we talk about it
Studies show that in meetings, men speak more, interrupt more, and are less likely to cede the floor when interrupted.
Sarah Kaplan, The Conversation
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How trade unions and the leisure industry shaped the modern, five-day work week
In the 19th century, industrial workers started to take self-appointed holidays on Mondays.
Brad Beaven, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ review: Come for the back story and stay for the insane stunts
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‘Santosh’ review: A thoughtful study of power and powerlessness
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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Indian employers’ obsession with IITs and IIMs is coming back to bite them
All over the world, employers like to hire people who are similar to them. In India, however, they do so without an iota of guilt or embarrassment.
Diksha Madhok, qz.com
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Stand up and take notice: Study finds high BMI levels and health risks in Indians in desk jobs
India currently has the third highest number of overweight or obese individuals among all countries.
Kashyap Raibagi, IndiaSpend.com
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The solution to millennial burnout is not to become more resilient – it’s to rethink the way we work
There’s a way to help the ‘burnout generation’.
Rajvinder Samra, The Conversation
The Field
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Hockey, FIH Pro League, India vs Belgium live: BEL score two quick goals to take lead in Q3
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Boxing, Olympic Qualifiers: Five Indian boxers get first-round byes in Bangkok
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Football: Kerala Blasters appoint Mikael Stahre as new coach on two-year contract
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Archery, World Cup Yecheon: Prathamesh Fuge reaches compound men’s semis; recurve teams exit
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Weightlifting, Youth World C’ships: Preetismita Bhoi wins 40kg gold with world record