2024-10-09 17:00:36 :
An old video of Ola Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bhavish Aggarwal discussing ‘work-life balance’ went viral again on social media platform X on Wednesday as netizens reacted to his tiff with stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra.
In an earlier interview to news portal YourStory, the Ola CEO described work-life balance as an “incorrect construct” and admitted that people may not agree with his contrarian views.
“I don’t think work-life balance is the right concept and again it is a contrarian view and there will be people who will disagree with me. Many people will disagree with me,” Agarwal said in an interaction with a news portal said.
Agarwal also mentioned some historical ideas he followed, such as the concept of Saturday and Sunday, which he claimed was not an Indian thing but a Western thing.
“In India, we never had Saturdays and Sundays; only Saturdays and Sundays. We have a lunar calendar and we have holidays based on the lunar calendar,” Agarwal said. “We have one or two days a month,” he added.
The Ola CEO explained that the concept is a “Western import” that gained traction after the industrial revolution.
Shares of Ola Electric Mobility closed 0.3% lower at $95.15 per share today.
Netizen reaction
Reactions to Agarwal’s resurfaced interview flooded social media.
“In capitalist countries, they just want people to do donkey work 24/7, and then they can justify it with paid campaigns. [sic]”, Prayag Tiwari criticizes capitalists for overworking people and defends them through paid campaigns.
Vedant G, a student at Goa National Institute of Technology, shared a screenshot of a humorous comment by Instagram user Maniakiduniyahd, suggesting that Aggarwal should sell ‘raths’, i.e. chariots, instead of e-scooters.
How did the Agarwal-Kamla feud begin?
The video raised eyebrows in the exchange between Agarwal and Kamla, who asked Ola and Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in a post on X The dusty two-wheeler parked in front of what appears to be an Ola showroom or service facility is at the center of the problem.
Bhavish Aggarwal challenges Kamla to come to Ola’s aid and offers to pay him more than what he earned from alleged ‘paid tweets’ or ‘failed comedy career’ Earn even more income.
“Since you care so much, @kunalkamra88, come help us! I’ll even pay you more than what you’re making from this paid tweet or your failed comedy career. Or sit quietly , let us focus on solving problems for real customers. We are rapidly expanding our service network and the backlog of orders will be cleared soon. [sic]”, Agarwal said on X.
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