After viral post accusing Zepto of toxic work culture, CEO Aadit Palicha responds: 'Recommend work-life balance to...'

Zepto is facing backlash after a recent Reddit post went viral, where a current employee accused the company of fostering a toxic work culture. In response, Zepto's CEO and co-founder, Aadit Palicha, has now subtly addressed the post.?

Taking to X, the 22-year-old Palicha says, "I have nothing against work-life balance. In fact, I recommend it to all our competitors :)"

However, Palicha quickly followed it up with another post saying, "FYI, not my quote - read it from an interview of Daksh Gupta."

Palicha's post appears to be an indirect response to a Reddit post from a current Zepto employee, who described the the quick commerce app, known for its grocery delivery services, as having?"the most toxic"?work culture.

The employee had also criticised CEO Aadit Palicha for starting his day at 2 p.m., which reportedly led to delays in employees' workdays and extended hours for the team.

In the comments, many users humorously pointed out that Palicha must have woken up early to post his response.

One wrote, "So you woke up early to tweet this lol."

"Ah, burning the midnight oil to dunk on toxic work culture posts on Reddit? Bold strategy! So, what time's your first meeting today—asking for your coffee machine," wrote another.

Others just said, "Bro woke up early today" or "You woke up early or yet to sleep for yesterday?"

What did the Reddit post say?

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In the Reddit post, a current employee of the company had shared that CEO Aadit Palicha starts work late, often at 2pm, leading to late-night meetings which forces employees to work long hours, often until 11 p.m.?

Despite attempts to encourage earlier starts, many young workers are reportedly overworked with 14-hour days.?

The post also accused Zepto of unethical practices, including overcharging customers and copying designs from competitors like BlinkIt.?

The employee claimed there's high turnover, layoffs expected in March, and that only the hope of an IPO keeps some employees around.

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