Listen to Story Anna Sebastian Perayil, a 26-year-old chartered accountant, who worked at Ernst & Young in Pune, died due to “excessive workload”, as revealed by her mother in a heartbreaking letter to the company. "The workload, new environment and long hours took a toll on her (Anna) physically, emotionally and mentally. But, she kept pushing herself, believing that hard work and perseverance were the keys to success," the mother wrote.
The culture of high pressure at the workplace, overworking, and extremely short deadlines have taken a toll on our health. The 'hustle culture' is a modern work environment that emphasises working hard and working for long hours as the key to success. Kritarth Mittal, a 25-year-old software developer and founder of Soshals app, landed in the hospital after pulling all-nighters , getting less than five hours of sleep and following an unhealthy diet.
Sharing a picture from the hospital, Kritarth cautioned his social media followers about the ugly side of "hustle culture." Earlier this year, Zerodha's Chief Executive Officer Nithin Kamath suffered a mild stroke , reasons for which the CEO stated could be stress because "his dad passed away, poor sleep, exhaustion, dehydration and overworking." Hustle culture has become a normal routine for most professional employees to take up 9-10 hour shifts, extending their work hours almost every day.
It promotes the idea that working long hours and prioritising work over personal needs can help in hig.