'99% of Indians won't show up to work next day if...': Many people are surprised by the CEO's criticism of India's work culture.

Founder and CEO of the Bombay Shaving Company Shantanu Deshpande, in his recent LinkedIn post did touch deep in his feeling for the Indian work culture and in the post unfocused business stain one to the confusion of unpracticed things, even more unrealistic, multi-hardening families, unrealistic.

He has consistently underscored the need to challenge the existing frameworks; in his own words, “If I were to guarantee financial security, 99% wont come to work the next day.” According to Deshpande’s observations, the narrative across the class spectrum, whether from gig workers decorates to government employees, “19-20 ka farak.”

Deshpande reprimanded the concentration of wealth in the hands of only a handful of families while illustrating the disparity present in the economy, claiming, “While just over 2,000 families comprise 18% of India’s net wealth, they only pay slightly over 1.8% of taxes.” That’s just insane,” he calls. He mooted the morality of such an arrangement, where the overwhelming majority work almost ceaselessly to put food on the family table, while a handful do.

He was distinctly in favor of relaxing norms related to work and claimed that money was not required for revolution. He reflected on work’s historical importance by saying, “For over two centuries and counting, we have disbursed at Jewish Hours standards which mandate working nonstop until the sun sets for weeks in exchange for our salary. Such an assertion is false in the regard of nations being built, therefore we will adhere to it.” But even as an equity builder talking about the “work hard and climb up” narrative, he freely confessed without such marketing that “we don’t know no other way.”

He replied with greater nuance, “Given the immense diversity that societies across the globe have, providing money as a form of sustenance for billions will be quite a struggle,” he explained further stating “Some others however take a more philosophical approach to it and envision the struggles life throws in relation to the ramayan and mahabharat.”

That post brought intense reactions from the audience – for instance one commenter said “there are more benefits to be gained from taking up jobs other than gaining pay” and “a job encourages one to keep their brain active – otherwise people without jobs will spend their time mindlessly scrolling through social media.” Another said farmers, teachers, health care workers, vendors and myriad others rely on work and won’t stop working even if garantie of food is insured!