India, Oct. 28 -- A Bengaluru founder's tweet about wanting candidates who can work for nearly 80 hours a week has sparked an intense discussion on social media about the Indian workplace culture. Though he received some backlash over the tweet, the founder has shared why he thinks employees need to work "60-80 hours a week."

Kumar wrote about hiring a "full or intern stack engineer" for his company and listed the requirements or skills that candidates should have to apply for a job there.

He said that candidates for the onsite role in Bengaluru must work six days a week and be able to "pull off 60-80 hours per week."

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