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The viral post has reignited conversations on social media about India’s demanding corporate culture, where late-night texts and unrealistic expectations are often normalised.

Instagram CEO asks staff to work from office, urges them to cancel unnecessary meetings

'To create a winning culture, we need to shake up our routines,' Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri said. He also outlined sweeping changes aimed at breaking away from 'business as usual' and reducing meeting fatigue.

Mumbai employee complains of 'bad touch' by boss: 'She will randomly touch thighs, arms'

The employee said he is reluctant to switch jobs so early in his tenure and fears retaliation if he seeks an internal transfer.

47-year-old mother of two donates kidney to boss, gets fired later. 2012 story is viral now

'I didn’t do it for job security. I didn’t do it to get a raise. I did it because it’s who I am. I didn’t want her to die,' Debbie Stevens had said, referring to her boss.

Indian boss's reply to staffer asking for sick leave is viral: 'Trying to be the manager I never had'

The manager shared screenshots of his interaction with a freelance web designer who fell ill shortly after starting a project.

CEO asks candidate 1 reason to not hire her. This work-life balance answer won her the job

After the job interview, Beatriz Braga wrote to the CEO that she was organised and mindful of her and other's time. '(It's) very important to me,' she said.

Employee claims boss fired her over 3 sick leaves, insulted her on WhatsApp group

Screenshots uploaded by the employee show the team leader writing: 'I can’t imagine how shameless and selfish people I have in my team… pathetic.' He also accused her of 'ghosting' for missing his call after midnight.

'I will be on leave. Bye': Mumbai boss shares Gen Z associate's leave note, internet is amused

Siddharth Shah said the leave was approved and he also praised his Gen Z team for their good work. 'At 20-21 I was doing nothing. Today, at 32 I've worked with at least 7-8 Gen Zs in the last 2-3 years who have made me very proud,' he said.

Harvard expert reveals 3 red flags to spot a narcissist boss: 'They are talent hoarders'

'The essence of being a narcissist is that you’re about yourself, you’re for yourself, and you’re less others-oriented,' Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson said. 'People who are in a position with a desire to lead others, they need to be others-oriented.'

Jensen Huang says bosses must be demanding: 'If you want to do extraordinary things...'

Jensen Huang is known to handle 50 direct reports at the company to stay updated with what's happening at various levels. The Nvidia CEO's leadership style appears to be working since the company is one of the four in the world valued at more than $2 trillion after its stock-market value doubled in only 8 months last year.

Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch reveals why she is a 'very difficult boss to work with'

Madhabi Puri Buch, the first woman to head the capital markets regulator SEBI, said, 'I have a long list of colleagues as well as bosses who will testify to the fact that I am not only a very difficult boss to work with but an almost impossible subordinate to work with because...'

Microsoft Asia president Ahmed Mazhari: 'My first boss made the biggest impact on me'

'I was super fortunate... extremely lucky that I had a boss who took a bet on me,' president of Microsoft Asia, Ahmed Mazhari, said.

Woman claims she was fired for being 'too efficient'

'This started back in June when my boss decided that I became a threat,' Mariela Henriquez said, adding that at the time he let her do her job without much input, which effectively rendered him 'useless'.

Employee quits after boss refuses to give sick leave: 'I'm out'. Viral post

An employee shared how the person's boss declined to give a sick leave without presenting a doctor's note when the person said he had woken up with cold sweats and requested for a day's leave.

Career experts say this is the no. 1 sign of a toxic workplace, share tips to survive it

Research suggests that bosses don’t always trust employees to be productive when working remotely.

Indian employees experience low levels of wellbeing at the workplace: Survey

The survey found that 69 percent of surveyed employees noted that senior leadership in their organisations expects them to take on additional responsibilities.

'I am that lucky': Employee sends texts to boss at 2 am in drunk state

The texts, which were later shared on Twitter by the boss, garnered several responses with many saying they wished they too had a boss like him.

'You're single, why can't you come?': Boss asks man to work on day off

A man took to Reddit to share a conversation between him and his boss who asked him to come to work on a week-off because the former was single.

'Frustrated' staffer doesn't answer calls from boss, messages her 'don’t want to talk'. Then...

The stories inspired awe in several Twitter users, but not everyone was impressed with the way the boss was treated.

Hong Kong employee lands in trouble after etiquette gaffe at office party, internet debates

The office-goer revealed that while taking the toast, he had failed to observe an 'important piece of etiquette in the eyes of the seniors.

Ukraine nuclear boss says he sees signs Russia may leave occupied plant

Such a move would be a major battlefield change in the partially-occupied southeastern Zaporizhzhia region where the front line has hardly shifted for months. Repeated shelling around the plant has spurred fears of a nuclear catastrophe.

How this boss made sure employee did not catastrophise after receiving her ‘call me’ mail

A TikTok user recently posted a video about how her boss sent her a clear mail, thereby saving her from going down the spiral of anxious thoughts.

Managing Up: How to deal with a bad boss during COVID-19 quarantine

By this point, those of us who have moved to working from home have figured out the big stuff. Nearly a year into the pandemic most of us are making it work, but there are certain things about communicating digitally that don’t always translate so easily, and of those things, experts said, is how we communicate with our bosses.

In My Father's Shoes: Business icons' big heroes

He is your friend, guide, mentor, often your toughest critic and sometimes, even your boss. His conviction gives you the courage to dream big. His patience gives you the ability to make mistakes. So, today on Father‘s Day, our India business icons talk about the big shoes that they had to fill.

To launch Ciaz, S-Cross post audience feedback: Maruti

Maruti's Executive Director CV Raman said he was hoping the Auto Expo would revive buyer interest.