Bengaluru Company Wakefit Take a Creative Approach To Infosys Founders 70 Hour Workweek Advice Watch Video

Infosys founder Narayana Murthy recently suggested that Indian youth should work 70 hours every week to boost the country’s work productivity. His statement sparked debate in the country and faced harsh criticism. Most countries around the world, including India, are currently working on improving work-life balance. In such a situation, Murthy’s statement has invited dissenting voices. Now, Chaitanya Ramalingegowda, co-founder of Bengaluru-based startup Wakefit, has taken a new approach to the 70-hour work week. The company has released an advertisement, in which Murthy’s statement has been presented in a different way.

On LinkedIn, Ramalingegowda shared a post that also includes a video. It appears to be an advertisement from the company, which takes a dig at the Infosys founder’s advice to ‘work 70 hours a week’. The main purpose of this advertisement from the company is to tell people that they should sleep 70 hours per week to be more productive in their jobs.

Sharing the video, Ramalingegowda wrote, (translated) “70 hours a week. We at Wakefit have been following this debate for quite some time now. With the start of the new financial year and appraisal season in top gear, today seems like a good time to share our thoughts. Yes, we sincerely believe that we should all put in 70 hours every week for maximum productivity.”

Chaitanya Ramalingegowda acknowledged India’s need for productive work and hoped that more organisations would make 70 hours of sleep a week a necessity for this growth. He further wrote, “A growing economy like ours requires 70 hours of contribution from each team member every year. Honestly, that’s not asking for much. Our strong stance on the 70-hour-week is explained in detail in this video.”

The video explains how sleeping for 70 hours a week is good for the employee’s productivity as well as his health. His video has been viewed thousands of times and has been appreciated by people.