Amidst the ongoing debate on long working hours and work-life balance, Parminder Singh – COO of Tatler Asia, a British magazine – recalled how his Indian boss once rejected a “competent” marketing candidate simply because he Because he played guitar and ran marathons, according to reports Moneycontrol.
Singh further said that the candidate was rejected because his hobbies made him unsuitable for the job.
Addressing My boss didn’t let me hire him, saying, ‘When will this guy do all this?’ I thought those types of managers were extinct.
Singh also regrets not being able to appoint a candidate.
“I couldn’t hire her and I regret it,” he wrote in a separate post.
“This happened several years ago. I was away from India and believed things would have changed, but it seems they haven’t. Compare this to my time at Google, which had an unwritten policy: If you Have excelled, you can go to Google Office and get a job! Excellence is a transferable skill!” He concluded.
Before joining British magazine Tatler Asia, Singh worked with Google for more than six years as managing director of Google’s advertising business in Asia Pacific, followed by three years managing X (then Twitter). Worked as a director.
SN Subramaniam’s comments on ’90-hour work week’:
Recently, during an internal conversation, L&T Chairman SN Subramanian suggested that employees should work 90 hours a week and even on Sundays to remain competitive.
After the video surfaced on Reddit, it was widely criticized and he was compared to Infosys founder Narayana Murthy.
In the video, Subramanian was responding to an employee’s question on L&T’s Saturday work order, to which he replied, “I’m sorry to be honest, I am not able to get you to work on Sunday. If I can make you work on Sunday, I will be more than happy because I work on Sunday also.”
He further said, “What do you do sitting at home? How long can you keep staring at your wife? How long can wives keep staring at their husbands? Reach the office and start working.
Later, an L&T spokesperson clarified on Subramanian’s comment and said, “At L&T, nation-building is at the core of our mandate. For more than eight decades, we have been shaping India’s infrastructure, industries and technological capabilities. We believe this is India’s decade.” These are the times that demand collective dedication and effort to drive progress and realize our shared vision of becoming a developed nation. The Chairman’s comments reflect this larger ambition, emphasizing that L&T Committed to driving exceptional results A culture where passion, purpose and performance drive us forward.
Subramanian’s comments have been criticized by many CEOs, filmstars and influential people.
