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Infosys co-founder once again calls for longer than 70-hour weeks - and no, he's not joking (www.techradar.com)
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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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[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 178 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (15 children)

There is a large body of research out there regarding 12h shift work in healthcare. I’m only linking 1 article, a quick search will yield more, easily.

A TLDR on it: 12h shifts decrease performance. Stacking them decreases safety and performance, cumulatively. Car accidents pick up significantly on day 4.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4629843/

[–] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 16 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Am I missing the article link?

[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 weeks ago

It's not showing on my client either, hopefully they edit their comment.

[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, I failed to paste the copy. After a 12 hour shift.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4629843/

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