Karnataka (The State Housing Bangalore) Proposes 14 Hour Workdays for SWEs

"Dumb, Dumber and The Karnataka Govt." is the new movie in town.

Apparently this was proposed by the IT industry (according to the Labour Minister) but will most certainly not be implemented.

Alternate article - https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/anxiety-fear-grip-be...

Nasscom says No - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHdxHeE0M3w

I had the misfortune of working for a company that was "acquired" by some other company in that area. Never, never again.

You pretend to pay us, we pretend to work. Some people never learn.

> “This is a strategy by companies to make people work more during busy months like December and March. This way, the companies wouldn’t have to hire extra hands, and this would fetch them huge profits. This is what they are trying to say by using words like flexibility,” said Sooraj Nidiyanga.

Work more in the busy months, less in the quieter months, it all evens out over the year so the company pays the same in the end, without paying extra for the busy months.

Are the vast majority of software engineers in Bangalore salaried? If so, this is even worse..

24-8 = 14. That’s sleep covered but what about everything else?

This, if confirmed (I can’t reach the article at the moment) is what we call progress! :(