Redditors slam Big 4's toxic hustle culture, share personal stories after 26-year-old EY employee succumbs to work pressure
Anna, who is originally from Kerala, apparently died as a result of stress and an excessive workload. Her mother said in a letter that her daughter died as a result of heavy workloads imposed on new employees, which required them to work long hours even on weekends.?
She said that it was utterly unreasonable. She portrayed it as a systematic issue throughout the organization, emphasizing the pressure to fulfil unrealistic goals in corporate offices.
What are Redditors saying about EY's toxic hustle culture??
The news has spread like wildfire across the internet. Many people on social media apps are sharing their share of horror stories while slamming the toxic work culture in Big 4 companies. Here's what some Redditors shared.?
A user called?Big 4 "notorious" and wrote, "However, no employee is ever educated to draw boundaries around work.Bosses make it feel like this is your job. ¡°This¡± is all the scope for the full team, every problem for everyone. You do your part but you also fill in any skill gaps or open roles.And anytime this happens, we get trapped in mental health seminars and meetings rather than being given actual breaks or time away from work."?
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Another user highlighted how "huge firms" make work above everything. The user wrote. "The way these huge firms inflate their importance to the extent that they *literally* work an employee to death is insane."
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Here's what some other people shared.?
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The late employee's mother wrote an emotional letter to EY India Chairman?
A 26-year-old Ernst & Young employee in Pune died of "excessive workload," according to her mother's tragic letter to the accounting firm.
Anna Sebastian Perayil, a chartered accountant from Kerala, joined Ernst & Young in March after her mother blamed "four months of EY's callous attitude" for her death.?
Anita Augustine wrote a letter to Ernst & Young Chairman Rajiv Memani, regretting the fact that no one from the company attended her daughter¡¯s funeral.
Also read:?26-yr-old CA dies in Pune, mom slams EY for 'overwhelming workload, relentless managers'
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