Recently, a few of the founders have been called out for their toxic ideas. This isn’t the first instance, most of the founders come from a privileged background that they fail to acknowledge, even if they say they do so, their ideas communicate the fact that they don’t.
LinkedIn is one of those platforms where everyone is bound by something or the other. It’s supposed to be a professional networking platform but the corporate hierarchy allows the founders and CXOs (chief experience officers) to write whatever they want to, but the same can’t be done by any other person, especially someone who is looking for a job.
Writing about culture or something that doesn’t necessarily fit the capitalistic idea of values and success doesn’t work for people because whenever they apply for any job, their views and opinions would be considered rebellious.
A decade ago, the majority of the companies were okay with not being LGBTQIA+ inclusive because the socio-political narrative allowed them to do so, now that people are more aware and fighting for their rights, organisations have suddenly found a way to integrate the idea and concept of inclusivity, a lot of them now hire experts for the same. However, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they stand for the same, it’s just that this also helps them to brand their organisation as an inclusive organisation.
But founders and CXOs forget that they probably don’t know everything and some of them have been openly promoting and taking pride in the toxic hustle culture but they always forget that this country is full of hustlers and they are probably not the best ones.
They forget that crores of construction workers have to work 15-16+ hours a day to feed themselves and their families, and the farmers work 12+ hours a day to produce for the country. The idea that hard work gives out the same result for everyone comes from a very privileged position and it’s high time that these founders take some time to understand the social fabric of the country and society and then comment on how to hustle, produce and work hard.