An Indian techie’s tweet about extended holidays for Christmas and New Year sent Indian social media into a frenzy over the 365-day work culture of the country.

The tweet by one Vivek Panchal, was caption ‘Benefits of working in a UK based company 🌝’, with a screenshot attached to it. The screenshot of a chat indicated a message for Panchal, telling him about the holidays from December 23 to January 6 for Christmas and New Year.

The post had more than 5,00,000 impressions till Monday, as invited a discussion on work cultures, necessity of holidays, and the difference between India and other countries when it comes to holidays and working days.

One user in the replies wrote, “Not only UK all the western countries follow this. Only India and some Asian countries follow the client first attitude and work 24x7 and 365 days work strategy.”

Another said, “In India we need such long holidays...2 days are not sufficient for diwali.”

Another jokingly wrote, “Narayana Murthy in a parallel universe.”

Notably, Murthy has been in the news after he asserted that young professionals in India should consider working 70 hours per week to help the nation catch up with countries that have made tremendous economic strides in the past two to three decades.

His remarks triggered a fierce debate across social platforms on a crucial concern, the state of work-life balance in India and its implications on productivity and well-being. 

According to a recent survey revealed by Statista in Aug 2023, a global data and business intelligence platform, a staggering 4% of employees in India spend most of their work hours being performative (appearing busy) rather than productive.

India ranks first among the nine countries evaluated in this study, with Japan and Singapore following closely behind at 37% and 36%, respectively.

According to a study conducted by ASSOCHAM, an alarming 42.5% of corporate employees in India exhibit symptoms of depression or general anxiety disorders.

Furthermore, another report by ASSOCHAM disclosed that nearly 56% of corporate employees sleep less than 6 hours a day due to mounting stress levels.

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