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Quote of the Day Lao Tzu: ‘Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much…’ Chinese philosopher on balance and patience in leadershipAncient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu's wisdom on leadership, particularly his "small fish" analogy, highlights the perils of over-interferen...- For or against air conditioning? EU won't pick sidesThe EU refused to be drawn into a heating political debate on the merits of air conditioning Monday, saying it was not for Brussels to micr...
- Congress calls new FCRA rules 'draconian', seeks rollbackThe Congress party has called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to retract new Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act rules. These regulations...
- Systemic assault on civil society: Congress' Venugopal writes to PM on amendments to FCRA rulesCongress leader K.C. Venugopal has strongly criticized the government's new Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act rules, calling them a "sy...
- ‘Measure outcomes. Not hours’: Workplace lesson on why employees who finish tasks early can be a company’s biggest assetA recent viral workplace lesson highlights a frustrating paradox: efficiency is often met with micromanagement, not recognition. Imagine tw...
- Manager decides to give a warning letter to employee for filling up water bottle 3 times. What he does next leaves HR stunnedA satirical post by career coach Simon Ingari exposed a manager's absurd obsession with productivity, leading to a bizarre confrontation wi...
- Employee finished all assigned work, took a 20-minute restroom break; only to learn supervisor had been tracking their whereabouts in a lurching wayA remote worker's brief restroom break sparked workplace tension after their supervisor allegedly contacted a colleague to inquire about th...
- Manager decides to terminate employee for taking ice cream break. But HR’s simple question changes office rule permanentlyA manager sought to fire an employee named Florence for eating ice cream. Florence met all deadlines. HR intervened, questioning the policy...
- Rs 1 lakh salary, Rs 20,000 savings: Is early retirement possible? 22-year-old starts retirement planning from day one of careerA 22-year-old who is about to start a job in Mumbai with a monthly salary of around Rs 1 lakh turned to Reddit for advice on retirement pla...
- 'I ignored all the red flags for a 30% hike': Employee regrets job switch weeks after joiningA recent job switch offering a nearly 30% salary hike has left a Reddit user questioning their decision. Despite initial red flags and poor...
- Insurance CEOs’ pay now linked to claims and customer grievances: What it means for policyholdersInsurance CEOs’ remuneration will now partly depend on how well they treat policyholders, from settling claims to resolving complaints. A t...
- Man who resigned corporate job after 18 years, says he never felt ‘more alive’: ‘I have ageing parents but…’Dharmendra S Pandey, a corporate coach, left a stable job after eighteen years. He felt bypassed for promotions despite his dedication. Pan...
- ‘I've stopped using exclamation marks when responding to emails from my boss’: When a boss told an employee to “get over” their mother’s death, the employee’s response left the internet thrilledA grieving employee, after their boss dismissed their mother's death as an inconvenience, subtly withdrew their performative cheer by remov...
- From comfortable MNC job to daily regret- Techie's new job move backfires fast: 'I hate it here'A Gen AI engineer expressed deep regret after leaving a comfortable MNC job for a startup, despite a significant salary increase. He found ...
- 'Even if it's faster manually, use Claude': Manager obsessed with AI tells employees to use it for everything, then instantly regrets itA manager's strict AI mandate led to an employee automating compliance training with AI. This move exposed the disconnect between leadershi...
- 'No messages after work hours': Bengaluru woman says working with US teams changed her mindset about work-life balanceA Bengaluru woman claims that after working with US teams and in their workplace culture, it has changed her mindset on work-life balance, ...
- Employee’s 1-minute early departure from office triggers boss’s anger: What he says next about tracking shocks staffAn employee shared his experience online after being confronted by his manager for leaving work just one minute before his shift officially...
- 3 Zodiac Signs Facing a Difficult Week Ahead (May 25–31, 2026): Astrology Warning as Planetary Tensions RiseThe week of May 25–31, 2026 brings a mix of powerful cosmic energies that could test patience, relationships and decision-making. As the Su...
- Health insurance works only when everyone contributesA small group of health insurance customers accounts for most hospitalisation costs. The remaining 95% must pay premiums to keep the system...
- IRDAI may tighten CEO KPIs on claims, expenses and customer serviceThe IRDAI is developing a more detailed framework for performance-linked key performance indicators (KPIs) for insurance company executives...
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