Amazon’s India chief takes stand against work email after 6pm


  • TECH
  • Monday, 20 Aug 2018

Security guards stand at the reception desk of the Amazon India office in Bengaluru, India, August 14, 2015. REUTERS/Abhishek N. Chinnappa

The head of Amazon.com Inc’s India business has a radical idea for his troops: Log off, get a life. 

In an memo to his team this month, Amit Agarwal counselled colleagues to stop responding to emails or work calls between 6pm and 8am in the interest of “work-life harmony”. He also talked about the importance of work discipline and how to draw the line. 

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