Anand Mahindra Confessed To Wearing Lungi & Shirt During WFH Meetings & We Can Totally Relate!
Anand Mahindra took to Twitter to share a meme - and a confession - about working from home. The meme shows a man wearing a lungi cooking in the kitchen while simultaneously taking a work call. Since being shared online the meme has gone viral and heres how people reacted.
From rolling out of bed a mere five minutes before the shift time, to wearing the most ridiculous clothes on a conference call - all of us have our little guilty secrets with regard to work from home, and this one comes from the Mahindra Group Chairman himself.
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In a recent tweet, Mahindra shared his little work-from-home secret and it's something all of us can relate to. On Sunday, the businessman took to Twitter to share a meme - and a confession - about working from home. 'On a lighter note, this is from my #whatsappwonderbox', wrote Mr Mahindra, 64, while sharing the meme, which shows the difference between the expectation and reality of working from home.
On a lighter note, this is from my #whatsappwonderbox. And I have a confession to make:On some Video Calls from home, I DID wear a lungi under my shirt. Didn¡¯t have to stand up at any point during the meetings, but I suspect my colleagues may ask me to do so after this tweet! pic.twitter.com/e1IElefNaa
¡ª anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 5, 2020
While the 'expectation' side shows a smartly dressed man, the 'reality' is a bit different - it shows a man wearing a lungi, cooking in the kitchen while simultaneously taking a work call.
Anand Mahindra also confessed to have worn lungis below shirts while working from home. 'And I have a confession to make: On some video calls from home, I did wear a lungi under my shirt. Didn¡¯t have to stand up at any point during the meetings, but I suspect my colleagues may ask me to do so after this tweet!'
Since being shared online, the meme has gone viral and here's how people reacted:
#1
So, this was you sirji ? pic.twitter.com/anS8xnQPhB
¡ª Dinesh Choudhary (@dineshaol) April 5, 2020
#2
My Work from Home.?? pic.twitter.com/Wkcb029ExC
¡ª Har Har Mahadev (@MadhavaD1) April 5, 2020
#3
reality sir ? pic.twitter.com/RhR2Q8gpic
¡ª UMANG NEGANDHI (@colashooterpro) April 5, 2020
#4
For some of us exercise phobic folks, also wise to try wearing our jeans once a while. Rumour has it that the virus has attacked and shrunk them too ? pic.twitter.com/gsigwWelxJ
¡ª Vrinda Pisharody (@vrindapisharody) April 5, 2020
#5
¡ª Vaibhav Singh (@vaibhav330) April 5, 2020
#6
That's the reason why so many people love you... your simplicity and truthfulness
¡ª sandip talapatra (@sandiptalapatra) April 5, 2020
#7
First week I got ready every morning, shaved and fully dressed for office, slowly it is sinking in that this is not the normal WFH, we in IT industry were used to. When we chose to WFH, not forced by Covid 19 like now.
¡ª Brajeshjha (@Brajeshjha) April 5, 2020
With the country is gearing up for a tougher fight against coronavirus, multi-billion dollar enterprise, Mahindra Group has said that it will help in making ventilators available.
¡ªA lockdown over the next few weeks will help flatten the curve & moderate the peak pressure on medical care. ¡ªHowever, we need to create scores of temporary hospitals & we have a scarcity of ventilators. (2/5)
¡ª anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) March 22, 2020
Anand Mahindra tweeted, 'To help in the response to this unprecedented threat, we at the Mahindra Group will immediately begin work on how our manufacturing facilities can make ventilators. At Mahindra Holidays, we stand ready to offer our resorts as temporary care facilities'.
According to reports, Mahindra is expected to come up with a sophisticated ventilator at just Rs 7,500, which otherwise costs up to Rs 10 lakh, as it seeks to assist in combating coronavirus pandemic.
The Mahindra Group is ready to support the Government of India and the army, in establishing temporary healthcare facilities to tackle the ongoing pandemic.
