A user of Reddit aroused a debate by calling the culture of Indian work, claiming that it normalizes an obsolete “state of slavery” to accommodate customers abroad. The user explained how employees in India are often forced to work late in schedules to correspond to American hours, while their American counterparts stick to regular work hours. The position sparked a wave of reactions, highlighting the frustration of unequal expectations in global work configurations.
“Let’s say you work with an American team. Then your manager will always force you to adapt to you. You will have to join calls at the end of the evening and early in the morning, but the American counterpart will only attend meetings during their working hours, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Max, “said the Reddit user.
“You have to plan meetings even later – until 11 p.m. or 12 p.m. – just to make sure they don’t sacrifice their precious hours,” said the user. “All this for your manager to be promoted to the United States. In addition, it becomes a ritual and is transmitted from elders to recruits until normalized. »»
The position noted how Indians are often proud to work late in the evenings with American teams, despite the unilateral effort.
The discussion quickly gained ground, several users echoing similar frustrations. “Americans do not normally put these late calls. It is our own desi brothers who act more goras than goras, ”said a user.
Another added: “Absolutely !! Angrez is mostly easy to work with. They check your calendars, avoid unnecessary calls and closes the call as soon as possible. But real pain is our own people – no sense of responsibility, rude, arrogant and right. »»
One person has described behavior when foreign colleagues visit India. “I work in a product company. When someone comes from abroad, it’s like Diwali at the office. I am like, my brother, they are our colleagues with white skin – that’s all. “”
Another sounded with a similar experience: “So true! If someone from the United States visits, our manager is going crazy. We are called to the office every day even if we are on WFH just to show that “the whole team arrives daily”. And what is funny is that we don’t even have a meeting with this visitor! »»
