‘Meetings, Email Chains And No Action’: Startup Director Slams India's ‘Fake Busy’ Work Culture On LinkedIn

A recent LinkedIn post by a director of a startup has gone viral. Amit Gupta shared that being busy has become a status symbol in India, but unfortunately, much of it is merely a performance rather than actual productivity.

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The Epidemic of ‘Fake Busy

In his latest post titled, “The Epidemic of ‘Fake Busy’, the director of Factoryal, remarked that a workplace culture filled with back-to-back meetings leading to nowhere, endless email chains with no real action, and WhatsApp groups cluttered with unclear follow-ups like “Let’s circle back”, creates an illusion of work with little value.

“It’s all noise, no substance,” Gupta opined. 

The director further explained that true execution happens in silence. “The people who actually move the needle aren’t bragging about 18-hour workdays or flooding LinkedIn with hustle posts,” he said. “They’re getting things done.”

Criticizing the Indian corporate culture he concluded by saying, “If you need to constantly prove how busy you are, you’re probably not.”

You can read Amit Gupta's LinkedIn post here.

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Netizens react

LinkedIn users have responded to Gupta's post supporting his view.

A professional remarked, "Not just the bragging, but the fake urgency that forces employees to commute faster, sacrifice their sanctity and peace of mind to rush physically and mentally every hour, every day."

Another wrote, "100% agree. - I have 26 years of experience and can see this - you spoke my mind. In large organizations it even worst.... as you said ENDLESS MAILS WITHOUT ACTION, MEETING WITH NO DECISION OR OWNERSHIP... All this is because of the failure of Proper Leadership within the organization."

A third user commented, "Very true...Fake busy culture is actually trending.

You ask anyone...they are so busy...sometimes with no time for self and family."