Striking a balance between work and personal life often feels like walking a tightrope. With endless deadlines, long hours, and growing demands, it’s easy for work to encroach on personal time. Zerodha’s recent Instagram post visualizes this reality, delivering a poignant reminder of how work shapes our lives.
Through a series of eye-opening graphs, the post reveals a sobering truth: we spend more time with coworkers than with pets, parents, or even in the comfort of our homes. It’s a wake-up call to prioritise meaningful moments with the people and things that truly matter.
Take a look at the post:
The post has already garnered over 3,000 likes, sparking a range of reactions. From heart-felt emotional responses to clever and witty remarks, people have shared a variety of comments on it.
One user wrote, “This is indeed a great comparison, people spent a lot of years within professional circle, choosing them wisely is great professional choice.”
Another individual said, “Capitalism’s toll we trade our time for paychecks sharing life more with coworkers than with the ones we love.”
A third person commented, “Bold of them to assume i got a partner at 18-20.” A fourth person sarcastically wrote, “don’t know about other slides, but slide 3 for me has always been constant 0 throught my life (the third slide is the ‘time spent with partner’ slide).”
Zerodha, a discount brokerage firm established in 2010 by brothers Nithin and Nikhil Kamath, derives its name from a blend of English and Sanskrit. The name combines “Zero” and “Rodha,” which means “barrier” in Sanskrit. Nithin serves as the CEO, while Nikhil holds the position of CFO.
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