CA shares video of vacant Netherlands office at 5.10pm: ‘Bring just one Indian manager here and…’

A video by a chartered accountant from India currently working in the Netherlands, has gone viral for offering a glimpse into European work culture — and the sharp contrast it draws with Indian office life. The 13-second clip has reignited the long-running debate on work-life balance, productivity, and the cultural expectations that shape office life in different parts of the world.

In the video, CA Jyoti Saini shows her office at 5.10pm — ten minutes after closing time — and pans across a completely empty workspace. The lights are off, desks are deserted, and not a single colleague is in sight.

“It’s 5.10 pm, and look at my office… there’s not a single person in the office,” she says in the clip.

But what truly caught the internet’s attention was the caption she posted with the video:
“Bring just one Indian manager here, and things will be different.”

The video was later shared on X by Dinesh Wadera, a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), who called the caption “witty” and said it had sparked a lively conversation about global work culture.