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Murthy's 70-hour week comment for youth sparks nationwide debate

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October 28, 2023

INFOSYS founder Narayana Murthy's advice to youngsters to work over 70 hours a week has sparked a debate.

- UMA KANNAN 

Murthy's 70-hour week comment for youth sparks nationwide debate

A few start-up founders and business leaders seconded his viewpoint and some others have opposed saying quality of work is greater than clocking in more hours, and that it is tough for young employees to dedicate 1213 hours each day along with an additional 2-4 hours of commute time. On Thursday, in a conversation with former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai, Murthy said, "My request is that our youngsters must say, 'this is my country, I want to work 70 hours a week." He stressed that if the country wants to make significant progress, then the youth would have to work hard..

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