‘At 5 pm, your manager leaves before you’: Indian man explains why Canada’s work culture stands out
An Indian IT professional living in Canada has sparked a discussion online after explaining why many immigrants may prefer staying abroad instead of returning home. According to him, the biggest attraction is not cleaner air, better food or civic sense, but a work culture that respects personal time and allows employees to take leave without unnecessary pressure.An Indian man in Canada compared office cultures and said better work-life balance kept many Indians abroad. (Instagram/therohit_2110)Taking to Instagram, Rohit Gupta, who has been living in Halifax for the past seven years, shared his observations about the difference between workplace culture in Canada and India.(Also read: Bengaluru tech exec who returned from Canada 6 years ago shares why the trade-offs were worth it: ‘Wasn’t an easy call’)‘If your office ends at 5 pm, it ends at 5 pm’“I’ve been in Halifax, Canada for the past 7 years, and currently working here as an IT professional. I’ve often heard from many people that Canada’s water is good, food is good, air is good, civic sense is good, and that’s why people don’t want to go back to India. But bro, there’s nothing like that,” Gupta said.He argued that people who have spent the first two decades of their lives in India are unlikely to remain abroad simply because of better air, water or food.“If you’re not born and brought up here, and you’ve spent 20-25 years drawing on that same air and water—bro, the main reason is the work-life balance here,” he explained.(Also read:
