India, July 16 -- A senior software developer has taken to Reddit to share their distressing experience of being pressured into working an additional 20 unpaid hours every week, outside of their standard working hours. According to the user, their company has made it "non-negotiable" that they complete self-learning courses if they want to grow into a tech lead role.

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"That's 3 hours every weekday after work and my weekends completely gone," they wrote. "It's unpaid, non-negotiable, and they've made it clear that if I want to grow here, I have to do this."

The employee revealed that the intense workload has begun taking a toll on...