Amazon’s country manager for India has proposed a radical idea: log off; get a life. In an email to his team earlier this month, Amit Agarwal counselled colleagues to stop responding to emails or work calls between 6pm and 8am in the interest of “work-life harmony.” he also talked about the importance of work discipline and how to draw the line. The leaked note has broken through the sleep-deprived haze in the technology hub of Bangalore and is a topic of heated discussions on social networks and WhatsApp chat groups.
