Bombay Shaving Company CEO compares India's corporate culture to 'dangling carrot' system
Shantanu Deshpande, CEO of Bombay Shaving Company, has sparked a debate on LinkedIn. In his recent post on the platform, he said: “One of the tragic and late realisations I have had is – most people don’t like their jobs.”
If people in India got their sustenance money and financial security their current job offers, 99% of them are not going to join the office the next day, he highlighted, noting that employment has become a ‘majboori’ (compulsion) to provide for loved ones.
The CEO’s commentary isn’t limited to specific sectors. He pointed out that dissatisfaction spans across industries – from startups to federal employees. “The story is the same. 19-20 ka farak (just a minor difference,” he stressed.
In his recent post, Shantanu Deshpande compared India’s corporate culture to a “dangling carrot” system. He also touched upon the issue of income disparity in India, highlighting that a major share of the nation’s riches is controlled by just 2,000 families.
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