India, Jan. 22 -- A Bengaluru professional has sparked a wide online conversation after sharing a candid reflection on work life burnout and emotional fatigue on the anonymous professional networking platform Grapevine.

In the post, the user wrote, "The Bengaluru virus: We are all living on autopilot. Wake up. Check Teams. Standup. Work till 8 PM. Order dinner on Swiggy. Cali Burrito if I'm feeling disciplined. Watch Netflix while scrolling some app. Sleep. Repeat." The writer suggested that many professionals believe they are different, adding, "I know you're reading this thinking, 'This isn't me, I have a life,' but it's all of us."

The post went on to argue that the real issue was not traffic or pollution, but a deeper discomfort wit...