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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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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Modi government’s insurance scheme pushes hospitals into debt – threatening patient admissions
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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: Actor Vijay’s car is damaged after thousands of fans throng to meet him in Trivandrum
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‘Time to forget about it’: Miriam Margolyes, who acted in ‘Harry Potter’ films, tells adult fans
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Watch: Protestors lie on the ground together along the seashore in Spain to represent Gaza victims
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Watch: From Sonu Nigam to Shilpa Rao, prominent singers sing ‘Yaaron Dosti’ in a tribute to KK
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Watch: Pilot makes a special announcement with baby daughter to celebrate her first flight with him
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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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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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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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Archery: Deepika Kumari tops national selection trials for World Cup Stage 1 and 2
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour