After a year of WFH & Zoom calls, Anand Mahindra has learnt a few ‘power’ lessons

Have you ever dropped a conference or team call because you had to join another one? If your answer is affirmative, then here's another question for you: Did that make you feel powerful?

Just like you, Anand Mahindra found himself wondering the same thing, which he then shared with his Twitter followers on Friday.

The Mahindra and Mahindra boss shared a picture with a graph depicting how dropping off from one call to join another makes people feel powerful more than money or status does. Clueless after getting hit by this new piece of "information", the businessman accepted that he himself has said this multiple times before, never realising that it might be interpreted as a power play move.


Mahindra's tweet comes as people around the world find themselves adjusting to the not-so-new-anymore norm of work from home culture, which has not only disrupted the work-life balance but changed professional communication to all-things-virtual. With most people working remotely, keeping the flow of communication smooth and effective has become one of the crucial tasks to fulfill.

Due to which during working hours, many people find themselves juggling between different calls and rushing through meetings, a similar thought reflected by one of the Twitter users on Mahindra's thread.

Replying to the tweet, the person said that it has become challenging for people to attend multiple meeting calls during Covid-19 pandemic.


Another person pointed out that it's all just a matter of perception as a junior employee might take it as power play, while a colleague may just empathise with the workload whereas a senior may get offended.


Mahindra's tweet thread gathered all kinds of responses from people with different work backgrounds, sharing their own two cents on the matter. Take a look.