Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy advocates 72-hour work weeks despite overwhelming evidence.

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.

  • Hanrahan@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    Paying someone 70 hours has the same cost as paying two persons 35 hours, right? (In my country technically no, because higher base taxation)

    What he wants is to pay one person for 70hrs, the same as he’d pay one person for 35 hrs.