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- Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu, compared work culture to the “Pressure cooker”
- The CEO stressed that companies aiming for quick profits while ignoring their workers’ well-being
Many are concerned about toxic corporate work cultures leading to employee stress and, in some cases, tragic consequences. In an Interview with the PTI Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu, compared work culture to a “pressure cooker,” warning that too much stress harms both employees and businesses.
Zoho CEO on Work-life balance
Zoho CEO highlighted how loneliness, long commutes, and high-stress environments contribute to the problem. He said, “You already have loneliness, long commutes, stressful work conditions. So, you are throwing people into a very big pressure cooker, and very tragically, some people break, other people are broken,”.
He also stressed that companies aiming for quick profits while ignoring their workers’ well-being are setting themselves up for long-term failure. He also explains his personal strategy for maintaining a healthy work-life balance with over 30 years of experience, he said that preventing burnout is key to staying productive.
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He also discusses how moving businesses to small towns and rural areas can reduce stress and support sustainable growth. He explained that businesses often relocate workers from their small towns to big cities, which leads to isolation and long, stressful commutes, ultimately resulting in burnout. By moving businesses out of big cities, employees are able to live closer to their hometowns, improving their overall well-being.
