A healthy, experienced banker entered his office to prepare for another regular working day. A few hours later, he fell to the late. reason? The heartbeat stops. However, this is really just a medical problem, or is the result of the pressure of the workplace of the unremitting workplace, the result of harassment and toxic work culture?
This is not a fiction. This is the true story of Safi Khan. Safi Khan is a former HDFC bank employee who died on November 19, 2024. His wife Nida Mushir not only felt sad in silence, but she also convened a system that failed him with Linkedin.
Her story is not an isolated story. In just three months, three bankers from HDFC Bank were killed at work.
The problem is: How many other changes are before?
The story of Safi Khan: The death that can stop
Safi Khan has 22 years of banking experience. A person with no medical history and vibrant. However, he suddenly collapsed due to his cardiac arrest.
His wife Nida didn’t think it was unfortunate. She is accusing Toxic work culture, excessive pressure and continuous harassment That made him beyond his limit.
Safi had resigned a few months ago, but was persuaded to return-he could only bear the environment that he tried to escape with him.
The most disturbing part? He is not the only one.
Death mode: Three bankers within three months
NIDA’s posts exposed the creepy trend:
Lucking Office -the work collapses.
Shivam Mehrotra -died at the call conference.
（Safi Khan (Mumbai) -The collapse during the client meeting.
These three people are between 35-45 years old and is their best years-under the pressure of extreme workplace.
This cannot be considered a coincidence. This is a model.
Why do bank work threatening life?
1. Extreme sales pressure and target -based harassment
- Employees usually face unrealistic sales targets, and are usually used in products such as insurance, credit cards and loans.
- Managers threatened employees to evaluate poorly, and even unemployed even when they could not achieve their goals.
- The working hours are far exceeding the official time, but the bank refuses to compensate for overtime time.
2. No work and life balance, no health considerations
- Leaf is considered a crime, even for medical or family emergencies.
- Sick employees are forced to work, not vacation.
- Many banks lack appropriate employee health insurance, even if they forced employees to sell insurance policies to customers.
3. A culture of fear and silence
- Many bankers suffer silently because complaints may cause them unemployment.
- Toxic managers manipulate employees under unbearable conditions.
- Despite increasing stress -related diseases, psychological health support does not exist in most banks.
Does RBI and HDFC Bank ignore employees’ well -being?
NIDA is directly committed to HDFC Bank and Indian Reserve Bank (RBI) to ask for answers:
1️⃣ Why treat vacation as a crime?
2️⃣ Why are employees considered consumer?
3️⃣ How much life will you lose before policy changes?
4️⃣ Why does a bank that sells insurance from employees does not provide appropriate insurance for employees?
She also revealed that she sent an email to the authorities in December and hoped to take action, but only received hollow condolences.
If the regulatory agency continues to ignore these issues, how can they claim to protect employees?
Indian banking industry: toxic work pretending to be a famous profession
Most people think that banking business is a stable and respected profession. But behind the high salary and bonus is a cruel reality, no one talks.
“The banking industry is not a job, this is a slow poison.” -Septeric phrase among employees who feel the physical and mental damage of this industry.
Numbers don’t lie:
1. Cases of heart disease, depression and anxiety increased.
2. As employees seek better work and life balance, banks resignation.
3. Due to unbearable working conditions, suicide and mental collapse were added.
The system breaks faster than their recovery.
What do you need to change?
1. RBI must execute work and life balance regulations
- Banks should formulate strict guidelines for working hours and leaving policies and psychological health support.
- Mandatory inspections of mandatory health inspections should be implemented.
2. Need to be responsible for banks
- Poisonous managers and immoral human resources practice should be studied.
- It is necessary to force banks to give priority to employee’s well -being, not just profits.
3. Employees must say loudly
- The fear of unemployment should not be truly worried about harassment of workplace.
- Employees and advocate groups must promote policy changes.
Finally thought: Bank should not give life
Safi Khan, Sadaf Fatima, Shivam Mehrotra -These names are not just statistics. They are real people, family, dreams, and future.
You should take away your health, happiness or life.
No employees should not worry about going to work because this may be their last day.
The banking industry aims to establish futures instead of destroying them.
Join the dialogue: enough!
THe must stop. If you experience the pressure of the workplace, please leave harassment or great pressure, please share your story.
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