Overview
- A Gurugram startup founder questioned an employee’s 7 pm log-offs and urged a “founder’s mindset,” asking him to treat the company like his baby.
- The employee replied that he would do so only with a 50% equity stake, adding that he was a babysitter whose shift ended at 7 pm.
- Nishant Joshi described the exchange in a LinkedIn post about his younger cousin who works at an early-stage firm in Gurugram.
- Responses online split between support for clear work boundaries and sympathy for founders who face personal financial risk and daily cash pressure.
- Joshi argued that calls for “ownership” often come with low pay, citing a ₹35,000 fresher salary, and said real ownership should include a financial stake.