Bombay Shaving Company CEO Apologises For 'Work 18 Hours A Day' Post, Quits LinkedIn After Backlash

Shantanu Deshpande, CEO of Bombay Shaving Company, who has been facing severe backlash for his post advising youngsters to work 18 hours a day, has apologised to people who disagreed with him.

Bombay Shaving Company CEO quits LinkedIn after backlash

"To those who were hurt by my post - apologies for the same. I recognise the need for nuance and context," he wrote in a LinkedIn post.

"This is my last post on LinkedIn. Been a good ride," he said.

Deshpande also shared a video of an interview given to a TV channel, where he said that his message was taken out of context while admitting that the post could have been better nuanced.

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"I apologize to people for whom the post may have hurt sentiments or come across without context or without nuance that I now recognize was a need," Deshpande said in the interview.

In his post, he said, "To those who were hurt by my post - apologies for the same. I recognise the need for nuance and context. This interview last evening possibly captured my point of view better. If time permits, do watch it."

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He further thanked his "friends who dropped me a message just to make sure I was okay."

In the wake of the row, his parents received messages like 'Your son is a slave owner', he said. "You won," he said in the post.

Shantanu Deshpande had said freshers should work 18 hours a day

The clarification and apology followed a LinkedIn post Deshpande had shared on August 30 in which he advised young professionals to devote 18 hours a day to their jobs.

¡°When you are 22 and new in your job, throw yourself into it. Eat well and stay fit, but put in the 18-hour days for at least 4-5 years,¡± he had written.

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¡°I see a LOT of youngsters who watch random content all over and convince themselves that 'work life balance, spending time with family, rejuvenation bla bla' is important. It is, but not that early," he had said.

"That early, worship your work¡­ Don't do random rona-dhona. Take it on the chin and be relentless. You will be way better for it,¡± the CEO of Bombay Shaving Company had continued.

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