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Vivek Panchal shared a screenshot of a message he received from a colleague informing him about the company-wide holiday until January 6.
This UK-based company declared a 15-day holiday break for Christmas and New Year’s. (Representative Image)
The festive season is upon us and several companies, especially in the West, announced holidays for their employees. A recent social media post has ignited a lively debate on the differences in holiday policies and work culture in India and abroad. An Indian employee working for a UK-based company revealed that his organisation has declared a 15-day holiday break to celebrate Christmas and New Year.
On X, Vivek Panchal shared a screenshot of a message he received from a colleague informing him about the company-wide holiday until January 6 to celebrate the holiday season. “Hello Vivek, from Monday it’s holidays till Jan 6th, for Christmas and new year,” the screenshot of the message read.
Sharing the message on X, he called the holiday break an advantage of working for a British firm. He wrote, “Benefits of working in a UK-based company.”
Posted three days ago, the post highlighted the stark contrast between the work cultures. Many Indian employees took to the comments section to express their disappointment with the lack of generous holiday policies in Indian companies.
Commenting on the post, a user said that all the Western countries follow the system, writing, “Not only UK but all the western countries follow this. Only India and some Asian countries follow the client first attitude and work 24×7 and 365 days’ work strategy.”
Another user referred to Infosys co-founder’s recent controversial call for a 70-hour work week and wrote, “Narayana Murthy in a parallel universe.”
The third one added, “Reality of India, Diwali pe sirf ek din ki chutti (Reality of India, only one day of leave on Diwali).” “You work for an Indian company, so you don’t get US holidays. Your client is from the US, so you don’t get Indian holidays either,” the fourth user said. A user noted that they get work from opportunity during the holiday season, writing, “Oh look at you go! Same here buddy! I love the opportunity to WFH during this busy Christmas period!!!”
