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EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY AND BURNOUT
Sleeping your way to success: Why India Inc must stop glorifying sleep deprivation- No performance concerns, no missed deadlines. But manager decides to terminate employee for dozing off at work. HR’s reality check leaves him disappointed. ‘The issue here is micro-management.’
- Psychology says people who don't answer work emails after hours aren't less dedicated and what they're actually protecting
- A 2026 psychology study found that unfair or pointless job tasks increase quiet quitting by draining workers’ psychological resources, but AI assistance may reduce the riskNew research reveals that pointless or unfair work depletes employees' mental energy, directly leading to quiet quitting. A study in Fronti...23 Jun, 2026, 05.02 PM IST
- 'Your company won't collapse if you got to bathroom': WFH employee shares how he beats remote work burnoutRemote work offers flexibility but can lead to burnout due to blurred boundaries. A Reddit user shared practical tips to combat this, empha...22 Jun, 2026, 05.09 PM IST
- Motivational Quote of the Day by Immanuel Kant: "The busier we are, the more acutely we feel that we live..." Powerful life lessons on work and success by German philosopherQuote of the Day: Eighteenth-century philosopher Immanuel Kant believed that purposeful activity, not just being busy, makes us feel more a...20 Jun, 2026, 10.24 PM IST
- Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking: 'When the going gets tough, the tough...' Life lessons on hardships, success and human nature by popular English theoretical physicistQuote of the Day by Stephen Hawking highlights a simple message about handling pressure and hardships in life. The quote, “When the going g...14 Jun, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
- 'Schedule it during work hours': Gen Z worker skips 9 PM meeting, says important discussions belong in office hoursA young employee declined a 9 PM meeting, citing work-life balance. She argued important discussions belong in office hours. Her manager no...12 Jun, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
- Psychology says high-achievers who can’t delegate aren’t just perfectionists: They’re often still carrying a childhood role that taught them control was the safest place to standMany high performers hesitate to delegate tasks, not because they fear a drop in productivity, but rather due to ingrained childhood experi...11 Jun, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
- Techies slept in office to meet deadlines. Then given 3 days of leave and sudden layoff of whole team. What happened on the last day?Junior ML engineers at an Indian tech company faced extreme burnout and excessive demands, including working around the clock. After a majo...11 Jun, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
- He kept falling asleep at work and expected to lose his job. But manager’s response left him in tears. ‘Your work is not your life’A manager showed compassion when an employee was repeatedly falling asleep at work due to a medical condition and medication. Instead of fi...10 Jun, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
- I started packing up at 4:58 PM every day after my boss denied my raise; he owns my hours, not a minute moreA viral TikTok video captured an employee leaving precisely at 4:58 PM after being denied a raise, resonating with millions of workers feel...09 Jun, 2026, 05.17 PM IST
- Walmart investors reject AI workplace report as automation expands in the USWalmart investors on Thursday voted against a shareholder proposal asking it to report on how its use of AI is affecting the well-being of ...04 Jun, 2026, 10.51 PM IST
- Word of the Day: AprosexiaWord of the Day: Some forgotten words regain relevance because the world eventually grows into the problems they were created to describe. ...04 Jun, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
- 'Foreign MNC behaving like lala company': Techie claims every minute is tracked, employees left glued to screens, no lunch and coffee breaksA foreign multinational company faces backlash over claims of minute-by-minute employee work hour tracking. Employees report being mandated...03 Jun, 2026, 12.42 PM IST
- Employee pulled into a 40-minute unpaid crisis at 9:47 PM by a single "quick" message from the manager; their public vow to never answer another late-night ping struck a nerve with thousands of burnt-out employees onlineAn employee's after-hours work request led to a viral Reddit post, highlighting the widespread issue of unpaid, off-the-clock labor. Resear...02 Jun, 2026, 02.33 PM IST
- Indian workers take less leave than APAC peers, says ReportIndian employees are taking fewer annual leaves than their Asia-Pacific counterparts. Despite having generous leave entitlements, workers i...01 Jun, 2026, 07.12 PM IST
- I was supposed to be fired for failing. Instead, I got a promotion, and my boss got his walking papers; this viral story exposed the ugly truth millions of American employees already knewA junior employee faced a difficult assignment from a toxic boss. He successfully completed the task, impressing executives. This led to hi...01 Jun, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
- AI costs spiral as firms lose spending controlCompanies are facing massive AI bills, with one firm reportedly spending $500 million in a month on Claude AI due to unchecked usage. Sever...30 May, 2026, 08.23 AM IST
- ‘My American manager tried to write me up for lack of commitment because I leave at 5:00 PM sharp. I work in the Netherlands.’: The viral moment that exposed everything wrong with American work cultureA Dutch software worker's viral Reddit post highlighted a cultural clash when his American manager questioned him for logging off at 5 PM. ...28 May, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
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