Jayesh Jain, from Indore, revealed how overwork impacted both his health and professional life.
Days after the tragic death of a 26-year-old Ernst & Young (EY) consultant Anna Sebastian allegedly due to “work stress”, a former Deloitte employee has come forward to share his own experience of toxic work culture in India’s corporate sector. Jayesh Jain, from Indore, recounted his own experience, saying he could “totally understand what Anna would have gone through.”
Posting a series of screenshots on X, Mr Jain revealed how too much work impacted both his health and professional life. “With the EY case getting some attention, I want to share my experience at Deloitte,” he wrote. “I’m attaching screenshots of chats with a teammate where we discussed work and our health at 5 AM.”
The screenshots, timestamped as early as 5 AM, reveal the gruelling work schedule, with employees enduring 20-hour shifts but only able to log a maximum of 15 hours.
One message from 5:12 AM read, “I was also sitting here with a lot all the time for FI-HI doubts.” At 4:08 AM, Mr Jain’s colleague said, “Bahot ho gaya” (That’s enough), and later suggested to “turn off the laptop”. Another message from 5:07 AM shows Mr Jain’s colleague saying, “I will definitely file a complaint.”
The screenshots also revealed the employees’ struggles to manage their work while dealing with health issues, as seen in messages like, “Mere se nahi hora bilkul: Chakkar aare hai” (I am not able to do it at all: I feel dizzy).
Showing empathy for Anna’s family, Mr Jain wrote, “Always remember, you are just an employee number for them. But for your family, you are everything.” The former Deloitte worker ended their post, saying, “Glad I was able to get out of there in time.”
With EY case getting some lights. I would like to share my personal experience at Deloitte.
Attaching some screenshots of chats with my team mate – friend where we were discussing the work and our health at 5AM in the morning.
We use to work for around 20 hours and they won’t… pic.twitter.com/EjtqWjhwSm
— Jayesh Jain (@arey_jainsaab) September 18, 2024
