It doesn’t come as a surprise that corporate workers are worked endlessly with pay not matching their efforts. No wonder corporate employees are often referred to as ‘corporate slaves’. Being employed in the corporate sector entails working for insanely long hours. With the same pay, employees are expected and made to do the work meant for 2-3 people. The chances of ending up with health issues are not uncommon, given this kind of lifestyle. It adds up to fatigue and burnout in the end.
Recently, a corporate employee took to Twitter to ask for health-related advice from a doctor
A 37-year-old man who goes by the username @HarshalSal67 on Twitter, took to the platform to ask a doctor for advice. Harshal tweeted to Doctor Sudhir Kumar, a Neurologist at Apollo Hospitals, and opened up about how he had to put in 16-17 hours of work every day for the past 6 months.
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Apparently, his blood pressure reading was concerning and leaning quite a bit on the higher side. A normal blood pressure reading should be around 120/80 whereas his reading came to be around 150/90.
Hi Doctor, i am 37 yo, into corporate job, current working hours from past 6 months are more than 16-17 hours, have to give non stop coverage for all global regions, i recently did BP check, it’s 150/90 and 84 min. Please advise next steps 🙏
— Harshal 🇮🇳 (@HarshalSal67) June 10, 2023
Dr. Sudhir Kumar’s golden advice to the man
The doctor, based in Hyderabad, didn’t quite beat around the bush and clearly advised him to cut his work hours by half and ask the authorities to divide the workload by hiring new people.
1. Reduce working hours by 50%, and ensure an unemployed person gets a job (whose job you are doing in addition to yours)
(+follow other advice from the pinned post on my timeline) https://t.co/wThD7cEvMt— Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (@hyderabaddoctor) June 10, 2023
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Harshal quit his job
Harshal thanked the doctor for his immensely helpful advice and told that he quit his work. He came to realize that it was a toxic work environment after being denied leave on the weekends. Moreover, he was threatened about being replaced if he didn’t comply with their wishes.
Thank you for the suggestion, i have quit the job now because it was getting very toxic at the top. Left at my best high because I told my boss i can’t be available on a weekend and then she said, she will have to find a replacement then, quit immediately after it.
— Harshal 🇮🇳 (@HarshalSal67) June 10, 2023
Dr. Sudhir Kumar also asked Harshal to check out his pinned tweet
In his pinned tweet, the doctor was asked by a 35-year-old to prescribe him medicine to prevent a stroke. The Neurologist apparently prescribed the special ‘6 pills’.
They were-
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- ensuring 7-8 hours of sleep at night
- include 30-40 minutes of brisk walking and aim for 10,000 steps a day if possible
- fruit and vegetable intake
- limit working hours to 8-9 hours a day
- reduce stress levels
- maintain complete abstinence from alcohol
35-yr old consulted me today, as he wanted me to prescribe aspirin pill to prevent stroke
His father aged 60 had recently suffered from stroke (paralysis), and he was concerned about his higher risk of getting stroke in future.
Instead of one pill (aspirin), I prescribed “6… pic.twitter.com/3NzMu9TLBS— Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (@hyderabaddoctor) June 10, 2023
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