'Gen Z is..': Indian Techie Praises Youth's Focus on Work-Life Balance, Compares India vs Sweden

An Indian software engineer living in Sweden has highlighted major differences in work culture between two countries, praising Sweden for prioritizing employee well-being.

Ankur Tyagi shared that his move to Sweden exposed him to a workplace environment where employers trust ir employees and understand importance of work-life balance, that enhance productivity.

In India, on or hand, hard work and hustle culture are glorified where working overtime is normalised and “grinding late hours is worn like a bge of honour.”

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Ankur Tyagi, a gruate of Lucknow’s Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, moved to Sweden in 2021. Before that, he spent several years working as a software engineer in India.

Tyagi shared a post on X talking about his experience of working in India. He was responding to a recent viral tweet from a lawyer who ranted against her junior’s decision to log in late after working overtime previous day.

Sweden-based techie gave several examples of way hustle culture is glorified in India.

“In India we’re so many people in tech hence so tough competition. If you don’t do it — re are 10,000 people in line so most of us don’t have choice,” he wrote in post.

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Many employees in comment section agreed with Tyagi's post. Several social media users shared ir personal challenges faced at work.  

One user wrote, "My sister works tirelessly for approximately 11 hours daily in office, sometimes even on weekends. Her office culture feels more like a cult than hustle. She literally cries when we ask her not to go to work on weekends."

Anor user disagreed with post, commenting, "I work in tech in India and have better work-life balance than most Europeans, haha. I usually work 4-6 hours per day and rarely follow a fixed schedule."

A third user, praising Gen Z, said, "Gen Z seems to have perfect mix of hustling and understanding work-life balance."