Anu Sharma, a techie based in Hyderabad, shared a post on X that reached millions, sparking a heated debate on work-life balance. In the post, she revealed how she worked 4 hours even on Sunday, but doesn’t get paid for work-life balance. Netizens wrote, “You get paid more than 40+ LPA.” Let’s explore the whole story in detail.
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Techie Sparked Debate on Work-Life Balance.
Anu Sharma, a Software Engineer at Google based in Hyderabad, shared a post on X on 27 April. But the normal post went viral like a fire. At this time, the post possesses 1.6 million views. Her words instantly ignited a heated conversation on work-life balance.
In the post, Anu claims that working for FAANG companies is far tougher than Startups. In the end, she sums up that instead of this pressure, you are going to get paid for your work-life balance.
Her post reads, “Spent last 4 hours in a production issue on Sunday. Being on call in FAANG company is much tougher than startups, and the impact is bigger. Trust me, you don’t get paid for your work-life balance.”
The word “on call” refers to tech software engineers, who must be available to tackle urgent problems. The word “FAANG” comes from the top five tech giants, including Facebook (now Meta), Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google. Anu Sharma’s post reveals that despite high packages and industry prestige, the cost of on-call roles is hidden.
Netizens’ Reactions: Supportive and Critic.
As per the analysis, her post went viral due to her comparison of tech extra work with startups. One user slammed Anu, “No way Anu, this is a bad take. The 4 hrs you have been through on a Sunday is something that startup engineers go through almost everyday. They too don’t get paid for the work-life balance because in most cases, they don’t have it.”
Anu replied to this comment, “The point I was trying to make is, FAANG life isn’t easy either. People know startups are tough, but they think FAANG is about good food, good life, which isn’t true. That’s all there was to it.”
But another one slammed, “much tougher than startups” are your words.. You did not make the point that FAANG isn’t easy, you straight up said it’s tougher than startups.. Got reality checked quick.”
One user questioned her high salary package, “You get paid more than 40 LPA + working at Google. Don’t cry for on-call. You work under AC, not in heat. There are labourers and other delivery PPL working. If the company pays you that much, they expect you to do some work, not just make a day-in-the-life vlog eating.”
In response, Anu Sharma defended with sharp words, “Your comparison to labourers is just completely out of the blue. There are differences in educational qualifications as well. Also about vlogs, what’s the problem with that? And obviously you’re making those videos outside of ur work hours. If u think, we don’t work and make vlogs, well you’re stupid.”
Supportive
At the same time when some criticized others supported taking her post positively.
User in her favour wrote, “So tough… I handled an on call incident once… look at me.. I’m so much better than those startup peasants That’s how I read it. I hope I’m wrong.” Another wrote, “Companies should pay for extra time on weekends.”
Another X user wrote in support, “Being on call at a big company hits way different — the pressure’s real and it doesn’t matter if it’s Sunday. People don’t realize you’re trading a lot more than just time.” On which Anu Sharma replied, “So true.”
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