Employee has to work on a holiday, but when HR claims she can't get paid overtime, the boss has a clever suggestionAn hourly employee faced a payroll nightmare after working on a paid national holiday, only to have overtime pay vanish. HR blamed a system...
04 Jun, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
Laid off by Oracle, engineer gets 3 job offers in 45 days: Techie shares job strategy that worked for himA software engineer, laid off from Oracle, secured three job offers within 45 days by dedicating hours daily to DSA practice, learning AI e...
04 Jun, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
Boss who banned WFH threatens salary deduction for ignoring late-night text; employee resigns but not before creating a nightmare for the managerA workplace exchange shared on X has gone viral after an employee refused to respond to a manager's after-hours message. The situation esca...
01 Jun, 2026, 02.22 PM IST
Went for a hike, saw sunset, felt free: Bengaluru woman compares US vs India work cultureA Bengaluru woman's viral Instagram post highlighted the stark contrast between work culture in India and the US. She described experiencin...
16 May, 2026, 09.56 AM IST
'Work from home or work under CCTV?': Woman rejects WFH job after hiring company asks her to keep the camera on all dayAn Indian woman’s decision to reject a remote job because the company demanded all-day webcam access and screenshots every 10 minutes has e...
11 May, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
The Write Revival: Fountain pens are Gen Z's newest obsessionThe fountain pen is experiencing a revival, driven by a desire for analogue pleasures and a conscious move away from digital. This resurgen...
03 May, 2026, 08.59 AM IST
Job-seeker who was extremely happy at landing a job, applied to another company. Viral post reveals why: 'The CEO called him....'A young job seeker's interview was abruptly cancelled. Later that night, the CEO called to offer a job, mistaking the candidate's availabil...
25 Apr, 2026, 07.04 AM IST
'Our lives are much easier and we still complain': Woman realises after a conversation with a road side juice sellerA Surat woman's encounter with a juice vendor revealed his demanding work and modest earnings. His daily grind, long hours, and family resp...
24 Apr, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
The simple yet powerful plan India could follow to ward off impacts of Iran-like disastersIran war: As geopolitical tensions continue with the looming threat of a restart of the conflict in Iran, India finds itself at a crossroad...
24 Apr, 2026, 08.55 AM IST
Gen Z employee refuses last-minute task after work hours. When faced with promotion risk, her reply left boss speechless. ‘Lack of planning does not create an emergency.’A young employee has set a new precedent in the workplace. She refused her boss's late-night request for a project report. The boss warned ...
19 Apr, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
IIT Delhi graduate was happy to bag Rs 17 LPA in first job. Later realises the real cost he has to payA 24-year-old graduate from the Indian Institute of Information Technology Delhi has gone viral after quitting his Rs 17 LPA banking job, c...
16 Apr, 2026, 08.07 PM IST
'Rs 17 LPA not worth it': IIT Delhi graduate quits bank job, says 'can’t sell peace of mind for a salary package'A 24-year-old IIT Delhi graduate resigned from a high-paying banking job, citing a toxic work culture that eroded his health and peace of m...
16 Apr, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
Is CEO’s job less exhausting than lower-level positions? Man says 90-hour workweek is easier when all you do is instruct othersA Reddit post has sparked debate online after a user claimed that higher-level jobs are less exhausting despite longer working hours, as th...
09 Apr, 2026, 03.27 AM IST
He had almost bagged the job. But one simple request caused him to lose the job offer: ‘Is this a red flag?’A software engineer's job offer was rescinded after he requested written clarification on working hours and schedule flexibility. Having re...
07 Apr, 2026, 03.24 PM IST
Good Friday: Are U.S. Stock Markets, Dow Jones, S&P 500, Nasdaq open on Friday, April 3?Good Friday: Dow Jones, S&P 500, Nasdaq of U.S. Stock Markets' scheduled timings will change on Friday.
02 Apr, 2026, 08.38 PM IST
Telangana allows 10-hour workdays for commercial establishments; overtime pay applicable beyond 48 hoursTelangana has approved increasing daily working hours for commercial establishments (excluding shops) from 8 to 10, effective July 8. This ...
06 Jul, 2025, 12.26 PM IST
Genpact issues clarification on 10-hour workday after backlashGenpact has clarified it follows a nine-hour workday, not ten, amid backlash over reports of extended hours. Employees and HR experts criti...
30 Jun, 2025, 02.57 PM IST