‘How long can you stare at your wife?’: L&T chairman SN Subrahmanyan’s 90-hour workweek call has everyone talking

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Chairman S.N. Subrahmanyan has sparked an online debate following his comments expressing regret over being unable to make employees work on Sundays.

In a post shared on Reddit, the Chairman is heard saying, “I regret I am not able to make you work on Sundays. If I can make you work on Sundays, I will be more happy, because I work on Sundays. What do you do sitting at home? How long can you stare at your wife? How long can the wives stare at their husbands? Get to the office and start working.”

In his explanation for working on Sundays, S.N. Subrahmanyan shared his recent conversation with a Chinese person who said that China could surpass the US due to its 90-hour workweek. The Chinese man explained that, while the U.S. works 50 hours a week, China works for 90 hours a week.

“So that’s the answer for you. If you have got to be on top of the world. You have to work 90 hours a week. Get going, guys. Come on”

Reactions on the video

S.N. Subrahmanyan's comments about working on Sundays have sparked criticism among netizens. Many expressed their disagreement with his views.

One user asked, “How long can the employees stare at the screens”

Another criticised, “Obviously, you have no other work than to slave for the peanuts that I throw your way."

One user commented, “He literally said: Aare tu jee kyu raha hai ? Ye le, thuk patti ka kaam kar.”

“Another CEO promoting slavery shamelessly.”

Another added, “He's in a shitty marriage so punishing the entire company for it.”

Another added, “It's okay to work on sunday. But only when you're working for yourself.”

“So that you can become more rich ,you don't regret paying less common what will you do with so much money”

Another slammed the Chairman and said, “That’s one way of saying he doesn’t have a loving family”

“I wonder what these people do when they retire. What purpose does their life hold outside of work?”

“Is it better to stare at work than your husband/wife?”

“Modern times, modern type of slavery”