Overview

• An employee in Gurugram posted on r/Gurgaon about a 5 a.m. meeting for US clients, saying they had to wake at 4:30 a.m. and questioning a culture of constant availability.
• The post, shared by India Today, Hindustan Times, and The Indian Express on Sept. 25–26, spread widely across social media and national outlets.
• Online reactions were split between those calling early calls a standard part of multinational work and others blaming poor management for unreasonable expectations.
• Many commenters shared similar experiences, describing exhaustion, disrupted sleep, and feeling undervalued or replaceable in global corporate roles.
• Outlets stressed the claims are user-generated and not independently verified, and there has been no identified employer response or reported policy change.