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    Delhi bookstore cops backlash for hiring ad: ‘We work weekends, holidays, all hours’

    A Delhi-based chain of bookstores has copped backlash for a job ad which read: 'We work weekends, holidays and all hours.'

    Moneycontrol News
    September 19, 2023 / 13:38 IST
    Kunzum, a bookstore chain, has faced backlash for a job ad (Image credit: @kunzum/Twitter)

    A Delhi-based chain of bookstores has united different factions of social media with just one job ad – because everyone can agree that its list of expectations from potential employees is “ridiculous”. Kunzum café and bookstore today shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) announcing vacancies for five roles - graphic designer, video editor, events manager, salesperson and content creator.

    Alongside the vacancies, Kunzum announced a list of requirements that candidates must conform to – chief among which was the ability to work at all hours, on any day. “We work weekends, holidays and all hours,” the bookstore chain announced, categorically stating that work from home would not be an option for employees.

    The Delhi NCR-based chain also had a slew of personality traits that interested candidates should possess – “Your spirit should always be bubbly, you should smile naturally, and be social enough to chat up strangers,” the post read.



    The post, shared this afternoon, has already become the target of brutal trolling.

    Several people compared the work requirements akin to hiring slaves, with some noting that Kunzum’s declaration of expecting employees to work “weekends, holidays and all hours” stood in violation of India’s labour laws.




    Zomato product manager Ashish Singh was among those who called out the job ad. “Hiring alert: Kunzum is hiring slaves,” Singh posted.



    Some were so surprised by the post, they wondered if it was ragebait or a joke.


    “Post so deranged that you can’t tell if it’s real or bait,” one Twitter user wrote.


    Kunzum launched in 2022 with five locations across South Delhi and Gurgaon.
    Moneycontrol News
    first published: Sep 19, 2023 01:38 pm

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