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Hindustan Times
30 minutes ago
- Hindustan Times
'Work weekends or stay late daily': Indian manager's shocking ultimatum to employees
A post about an Indian manager allegedly asking an employee to report to work on weekends for 8-hour shifts or add two days extra to their work hours for the coming week has sparked conversations around toxic workplaces among Reddit users. An individual posted a screenshot of a WhatsApp chat, claiming it's from the manager of one of their friends. An Indian manager's WhatsApp text on an office group has sparked anger among Reddit users. (Reddit/Awd_7, Unsplash (Representational image)/Muradi) 'This screenshot is from my friend's whatsapp group - the last msg is from her manager apparently having the audacity to normalise working on weekends,' the Reddit user wrote. In the screenshot, a part of a partially visible message reads, 'I have commitments and plans so unable to work on Saturdays and Sundays if possible I will try to complete.' It is followed by messages from other employees in the group chat who say they won't be able to work on Saturday and Sunday. In response, the manager slams one of the employees and says that the team's weekend unavailability will be addressed in the office the following week. 'This is not going to work, we need to plan something else, I will address the complete team on Monday, either we have to report to office on Saturday and Sundays for complete 8 hours or need to extend the shift on a daily basis for 2 hours for next three kindly prepare your mindset and come to work on Monday,' the message reads. The post on Reddit was published by an unverified user. has not independently verified the claims. An alleged text on WhatsApp from an Indian manager. (Reddit/@Awd_7) What did social media say? An individual suggested, 'They are literally stealing his labour. Refuse tactfully. If that doesn't work, refuse directly. Of course, he needs a new job soon.' Another added, 'They do it to reach you outside of work timings— they have no shame about it. Unless it's a genuine emergency, I simply ignore their calls/messages. I even had to block a colleague.' A third shared, 'Teams is documented. When they make requests like this, they don't want evidence. If someone goes to court, they can say it was a rogue manager. But on Teams, every message is logged; they can't do that.' A fourth wrote, 'Absolutely do not work a second on the weekend unless it's your own fault for not being able to in the week. Very slippery slope. Pretty sure none of us gets paid overtime for that.' Forced to work 20 unpaid hours: In a separate incident, a software developer claimed on Reddit about being pressured into working for 20 hours every week, on top of the standard working hours. The employee claimed that the overtime was unpaid. "That's 3 hours every weekday after work and my weekends completely gone,' the employee wrote on Reddit, adding, 'It's unpaid, non-negotiable, and they've made it clear that if I want to grow here, I have to do this.'
The Hindu
2 hours ago
- The Hindu
Family of Jaipur man abducted in Mali seeks PM's intervention to secure release
The family of a cement industry consultant from Jaipur, who was abducted last month in West African country Mali, on Monday (August 4, 2025) sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to secure his release. The family, struggling with uncertainty, has not received any information on his whereabouts so far. Prakash Chandra Joshi, 61, was among the three Indian nationals abducted in the Kayes region of Mali during an armed assault by suspected terrorists affiliated with Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen (JNIM), a group linked to Al-Qaeda, on July 1. The incident occurred at Diamond Cement Factory, which Mr. Joshi had joined as general manager on June 5. Mr. Joshi's daughter, Chitra Joshi, said at a press conference here that though the family had approached the Ministry of External Affairs, Indian Embassy in Mali's capital Bamako and other authorities, it had not received any 'convincing response'. 'We have no information about his location or the demands of the abductors,' she said. 'The factory officials initially informed us about the attack on July 1. Since then, we have not been told anything about ransom or negotiations by the factory, the Embassy, or the MEA,' Ms. Joshi said. The two other abducted persons belong to Telangana and Odisha. Ms. Joshi demanded that the Union government update the three families regularly about the situation and be in communication with them. 'We remain completely in the dark about any concrete action... With every day that goes by, our anxiety and helplessness are growing,' she said. Accompanied by her mother Suman, Ms. Joshi also highlighted the humanitarian concern, saying her father needed regular medicines in view of his health condition and was a strict vegetarian. She said Mr. Joshi had worked earlier in the Middle East and Africa for several years, but had no inkling that foreign nationals could be targeted in Mali's internal armed conflict. The family has since approached the Members of Parliament from Rajasthan and the State authorities seeking their intervention in the matter. Jaipur Rural MP Rao Rajendra Singh, who helped the family and guided it to the MEA, has extended support and remained in touch. Following the incident, the MEA had identified the abducted individuals and said in a statement that the Ministry's senior officials were closely monitoring the evolving situation and remained engaged at various levels to facilitate safe and early release of the Indian nationals. The MEA also said that the Indian Embassy in Bamako was in constant contact with the local authorities and security agencies.
Time of India
2 hours ago
- Time of India
Fearing torture and arrest, migrants from NCR hire buses to return home
1 2 Malda: Two buses with about 100 migrant workers from the National Capital Region returned to South Dinajpur's Buniadpur on Monday after traversing a distance of more than 1,500 km over two days. The passengers, who had arranged the private buses with their own money, said they had fled as they were afraid of being picked up by Delhi and Haryana cops on the suspicion of being Bangladeshis, tortured and forced to give up all their earnings to secure a release. Among them were several women who worked as domestic helps in Gurgaon.'s posh residential complexes. Not all who made the return journey had faced detention in NCR, but each one had a story to tell of how "people dressed as cops" were picking up Bengali-speaking migrants at night, refusing to accept their IDs and demanding Rs 5-6 lakh for their release. "We lived in Gurgaon for years with our families. We have all our documents to prove Indian citizenship. But we were still being being harassed by police and told to prove our identity. We were so scared that we hired a bus to return home," said Masud Karim, a resident of Rangapukur under Bangshihari police station You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata Jakir Mollah, who had found employment in Delhi four years ago, said, "The cops are picking up anyone at night. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like It's Genius for Learning Languages [See Why] Talkpal AI Undo They are not accepting any documents. Either one has to pay them money or be kicked, abused and then jailed. I did not want to end up in a police station and decided to return home with my family." Getting off the bus, Mojlesh Mollah said, "No document is a valid identity for the cops (in NCR). The more you keep showing, the more they keep asking. One cannot live in a place with the constant fear of being picked up by cops." Their fear of being harassed and thrown in a lockup is not misplaced. Junaid Alam of Gedrigach village under Goalpokhor police station of North Dinajpur was employed in a carpet factory in Panipat for the past two years. A few days back, he claimed, he was picked up by police and taken to Panipat police station. There, he was interrogated on his citizenship and pressed to confess that he was a Bangladeshi. When he refused, Alam alleged, he was brutally beaten up. His sustained a fracture in his leg in the police assault and was hospitalised. His family managed to bring him home last Thursday. Two other youths from Goalpokhor, Sabir Alam and Md Kabir, also met the same fate. A resident of Bijuvita village, Sabir returned home with a broken leg on Saturday night. He had been working in a carpet factory in Panipat for 15 years. On July 29, police came to the factory and checked his Aadhaar and EPIC. The next day, cops came again and picked him up. For three days, he was tortured in custody and suffered a fracture in his leg. "They kept insisting that I confess that I was a Bangladeshi," he claimed. Kabir from Solpara village, however, has still not been able to return home. A video in which he claims being tortured by Panipat police and appeals for help has reached his family. Both alleged that cops took away all their money. State minister Golam Rabbani visited their families and assured help. Trinamool Congress in a statement on Monday said, "They were beaten, abused and extorted by Delhi Police, which allegedly demanded bribes of ₹5–7 lakh for their release. These are Indian citizens, targeted solely for their language and identity. This is a hate-driven crackdown on the Bengali identity, enabled and emboldened by the Bangla Birodhi BJP regime. Delhi Police has turned into a tool of linguistic apartheid, criminalising Bangla, vilifying Bengalis, and extorting helpless workers. "
