09 December 2024
Days after a Reddit user claimed Zepto, a quick commerce platform, has a “toxic” work culture, CEO Aadit Palicha, 22, joined the ongoing controversy and joked about work-life balance in a new LinkedIn post. He quoted Daksh Gupta, an Indian-origin CEO in San Fransico, who is receiving criticism for promoting 84-hour workweeks at his AI startup.
“I have nothing against work-life balance. In fact, I recommend it to all our competitors,” Palicha wrote on X.
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I have nothing against work-life balance. In fact, I recommend it to all our competitors :) — Aadit Palicha (@aadit_palicha) December 4, 2024
Several social media users flocked to the comment section and slammed Palicha over the viral Reddit posts. “Fun fact: this is his only tweet posted before 12 PM in the past year. IYKYK,” a user wrote, taking a dig at Palicha, who, as per the Redditor, wakes up late. “Some people are so poor, all they have is money,” another user commented.
“Work-life balance isn’t just for competitors, it’s for longevity and health. Maybe your real edge is in how well your team thrives, not just how hard they work,” a third user wrote.
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The backlash comes after a Reddit user, who claimed to be a Zepto employee, called out the company for allegedly creating a toxic work culture. The viral post claimed that Palicha starts working only at 2 PM and this leads to meetings being set up at 2 AM. The post also stated that all the meetings at the company are delayed. “There are a lot of dark patterns in the app to extract money from customers in multiple ways including charging more for customers with phones more than 30,000 inr,” the post claimed.
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Zepto’s founder reacting to this post on Reddit ? https://t.co/lGK0LRcnjg pic.twitter.com/gKHOinLojI — Chandra R. Srikanth (@chandrarsrikant) December 4, 2024
Palicha co-founded Zepto with Stanford dropout Kaivalya Vohra in 2021. Palicha was named the second youngest person on the Hurun India Rich List this year.
Days after a Reddit user claimed Zepto, a quick commerce platform, has a “toxic” work culture, CEO Aadit Palicha, 22, joined the ongoing controversy and joked about work-life balance in a new LinkedIn post. He quoted Daksh Gupta, an Indian-origin CEO in San Fransico, who is receiving criticism for promoting 84-hour workweeks at his AI startup. “I have nothing against work-life balance. In fact, I recommend it to all our competitors,” Palicha wrote on X. See here: I have nothing against work-life balance. In fact, I recommend it to all our competitors :) — Aadit Palicha (@aadit_palicha) December 4, 2024 Several social media users flocked to the comment section and slammed Palicha over the viral Reddit posts. “Fun fact: this is his only tweet posted before 12 PM in the past year. IYKYK,” a user wrote, taking a dig at Palicha, who, as per the Redditor, wakes up late. “Some people are so poor, all they have is money,” another user commented. “Work-life balance isn’t just for competitors, it’s for longevity and health. Maybe your real edge is in how well your team thrives, not just how hard they work,” a third user wrote. Also Read | Are Gen Z employees difficult to work with? Viral post sparks heated debate The backlash comes after a Reddit user, who claimed to be a Zepto employee, called out the company for allegedly creating a toxic work culture. The viral post claimed that Palicha starts working only at 2 PM and this leads to meetings being set up at 2 AM. The post also stated that all the meetings at the company are delayed. “There are a lot of dark patterns in the app to extract money from customers in multiple ways including charging more for customers with phones more than 30,000 inr,” the post claimed. See here: Zepto’s founder reacting to this post on Reddit ? https://t.co/lGK0LRcnjg pic.twitter.com/gKHOinLojI — Chandra R. Srikanth (@chandrarsrikant) December 4, 2024 Palicha co-founded Zepto with Stanford dropout Kaivalya Vohra in 2021. Palicha was named the second youngest person on the Hurun India Rich List this year.
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