Harsh Goenka shared a desperate plea from the wife of one of his employees. (file)
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced companies around the world to migrate to the work-from-home model, to varying degrees of success. However, has everyone been able to adjust to this new norm? Well, according to a letter shared by business tycoon Harsh Goenka, the wife of one of his employees is totally disappointed with working remotely and has sought the business tycoon’s support so that he can get his “sanctity” back. The chairman of RPG Enterprises shared on Twitter the desperate plea of ”your employee Manoj’s wife” in a jovial manner to the users. The note apparently shocked Mr Goenka, who wrote: “Don’t know how to react to him”.
In her “Humble Appeal”, the woman mentions, “If work from home continues for some more time, our marriage will certainly not work anymore”.
She states that her husband “drinks coffee ten times a day”. The employee, working from home, switches between different rooms and “leaves them all in a mess”. In addition, he “constantly asks for food”. And if the list of complaints wasn’t long enough, she adds, “I’ve even seen her sleep during work calls”. Ouch.
The last lines of the shocking note read, “I already have two kids to look after. Seeking your support to get my conscience back”.
Check out Mr. Goenka’s tweet here:
Don’t know how to answer him….???? pic.twitter.com/SuLFKzbCXy
— Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) September 9, 2021
This tweet has created a lot of discussion among the users. Shreyasi Goenka, Founder, Earth-A Culture Fest wrote, “Good. Is this legit?!” At that, Mr. Goenka simply dropped a wink emoji.
Laugh out loud Is this legit?!
— Shreyasi Goenka (@anvivud) September 9, 2021
????
— Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) September 9, 2021
A user named Chitrak Shah argued that the man’s “cost of living would also have gone up” and that “family tensions” would have reached their peak.
???? Call her back, though her cost of living will also have gone up and family tensions will be on top of that.
— Chitrak Shah (@chitrakshiwalik) September 10, 2021
Another user, Arup Dutta, came up with a smart idea: “I think a better idea for you would be to provide the woman with a “work from office” position and let the boy stay at home to handle the kids. .It can just work wonders!”
I think a better idea would be to provide the woman with a “work from office” position and let the boy stay at home to handle the kids. It can just work wonders!
— Arup Dutta (@FounderKHADDER) September 10, 2021
Another user, Priya Malebennoor, critically called it an “extremely sad situation”. She pointed to the man’s “non-contribution” in household chores, saying, “And to magnify it as funny and to appreciate men’s non-contribution in household chores is disgusting. We really need to better our men.” needs to be raised”.
Very sad situation.
And raising it as a joke and appreciating the non contribution of men in household chores is disgusting.
We really need to raise our men better.
— Priya Malebennur (@PriyaMalebennur) September 10, 2021
Ridhima Bhargava, a chartered accountant, responded to Mr Goenka’s post saying “this is a true picture for many households”.
This is a true picture for many households sir please don’t laugh forever men assume the women of the house that children are studying online hard to maintain husband
— Ridhima Bhargava (@Ridhz_82) September 9, 2021
The note was originally written by Anisha Tandon on an online publishing platform. This has been shared by a user named Aakriti Agarwal while replying to Mr. Goenka’s tweet.
Sir, a small shout-out to the author and the stage would have been great too, rather than cut it off: https://t.co/Zq2bNNM3Hw. This is an original creation @mymomspresso ????
— Aakriti Agarwal (@akriti265) September 9, 2021
Mr Goenka’s tweet, however, has sparked a debate in many households over the burden of work from home.
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