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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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[โ€“] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 11 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

AND he will massively underpay that worker for their 35 hours.

[โ€“] mcv@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 hours ago

Pay workers the vare minimum they need to survive, and have them spend all their waking hours working for you. That's how you get rich, apparently.