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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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[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I am not an advocate of slavery generally speaking but I do think that it is a just and righteous thing to enslave someone like this and to use them for backbreaking labour for 20 hours per day.

Like. Make it pointless too. Dig this hole. Fill that hole. Dig it again.

Feed them stuff you find in dumpsters. Beat them if their hole digging is going to slow. Test cosmetics on them. Sell them to be used for sex.

That seems right to me.

[–] Pika@rekabu.ru 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Nah, just...make them work regular hours for a pay of an ordinary employee. They could take extra hours to earn more and demonstrate to everyone how to "work hard and earn big". This will be cruelest punishment they can get.

Oh, and put them on a KPI and control their work productivity.

[–] dukemirage@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

weird revenge fetish

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[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago

Good luck finding talent, dickhead

[–] Rhyfel@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We don't eat enough billionaires

[–] Zier@fedia.io 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

That's because they taste extremely bitter and putrid. I suggest we just eject them into space towards the sun, and make them pay for it.

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[–] flamiera@kbin.melroy.org 27 points 2 days ago

What a megalomaniac.

Yeah he's inspired by a system which country banned it and yet he still wants it?

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Yeah, go fuck yourself guy

[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Some billionaires are saying shorter work weeks be used of AI, some are saying longer.

If this just a way for us to be “grateful” for things to remain the same?

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It’ll be longer. AI will be there to accelerate the cadence, turning “knowledge workers” from artisans who have the relative luxury of solving problems autonomously at their workstations intro assembly-line labour who hurriedly sling prompts and patch up botshit.

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[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 days ago

Revive a debate? Really? In that case, I’m reviving the debate for redistributing Murthy’s net wealth to all citizens as UBI.

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

And yes, he's ragebaiting.

Don't even know if I'm giving him too much credit here; maybe he is literally dumb enough to advocate for modern slavery.

[–] Australis13@fedia.io 15 points 2 days ago

I'm sure these idiots have no concept of the future. They want to burn everyone out in months to years for the sake of boosting their profits in the here and now. Doesn't matter that if you treat your workers well (and pay them well) you often get greater productivity over a longer period.

[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Infosys is a shitty boss that would contract for 2 resources but only assign 1 to do the work. That's why he wants 80 hours per headcount.

This is why I'm somewhat happy that AI would render extinct companies like Infosys, Wipro, etc.

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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

that's the sound of player two inserting coin

[–] hellothere@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago

Talk about telling on yourself having no idea how to run a business.

[–] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I would be willing to be a 70 hour per week mattress tester (work from home, no documentations or results: just testing) if the salary is right.
But other than that 40 at most

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