A company sparked outrage online after reportedly firing employees who admitted to feeling stressed out by work on an internal survey.
YesMadam, a salon home services company, allegedly sent out an email in response to employees who had reported stress from their job, saying they had decided to "part ways" with those who "indicated significant stress."
In a screenshot of the alleged email originally posted to LinkedIn, the company's human resources manager wrote, "Recently, we conducted a survey to understand your feelings about stress at work. Many of you shared your concerns, which we deeply value and respect."
So recently a startup named YesMadam sent out survey to team members on how stressed they are AND? Guess what... fired the ones who had voted they are under extreme stress.
— Deep Ganatra (@DeepXP) December 9, 2024
Source: https://t.co/o8PnoRMlax pic.twitter.com/RSxQBUW1Gj
"As a company committed to fostering a healthy and supportive work environment, we have carefully considered the feedback. To ensure that no one remains stressed at work, we have made the difficult decision to part ways with employees who indicated significant stress," they continued.
The manager added that the decision was "effective immediately," which sent thousands of users across multiple platforms into a frenzy.
HR conducts a stress related survey - fires everyone who says they are stressed. 😂
— Ravi Handa (@ravihanda) December 9, 2024
Surely, you cannot be serious @_yesmadam
Please tell me this is a joke / marketing tactic. pic.twitter.com/9bg0ofwqmy
Firing people for being stressed??
— Swastik Grover (@why_swastik) December 9, 2024
What's happening to startup and corporate culture? It's reaching a new height of absurdity.#SharkTankIndia #yesmadam #toxicculture pic.twitter.com/a8Tc1Fjs3D
"Wow, so now employees have to stress about not showing stress? That's next-level irony!" one user commented on LinkedIn. "Surely, you cannot be serious," one user wrote on X.
What’s happening at @_yesmadam ?
— Shubham Trivedi (@ShubhamTrivedii) December 9, 2024
I’m shocked, but not surprised.
Workers asked for help.
Instead, they got the door.
This isn't just one company’s issue it's a wake-up call.#MassFiring #EmployeeRights pic.twitter.com/wfu4ZXFy6Z
Imagine you thinking one day 'Wow HR is so concerned about my stress levels. They sent a survey to help me out.' Next moment, you are fired for being highly stressed.
— Shaani Nani (@shaaninani) December 9, 2024
Employees should sue the company. #yesmadam pic.twitter.com/Dik0Nzx51q
"What's happening to startup and corporate culture? It's reaching a new height of absurdity," another user tweeted. "Toxic work culture at its peak," one person wrote on LinkedIn.
When you cannot solve the problem, end the people who complain about
— Geekyblogger (@Deexa19) December 9, 2024
the problem @_yesmadam
They fired the staff who internal survey responded that they felt stressed at work!!!! #stress #MentalHealthMatters pic.twitter.com/HbUizNgxVE
💡How do you ensure that your employees aren't under any stress?
— Narayanan Hariharan (@narayananh) December 9, 2024
1. Conduct an internal survey on which employees are under stress
2. Fire the ones under the most stress
3. Ta-da! Your employees aren't under stress anymore.
Easy peasy methodology, courtesy @_yesmadam 😡 pic.twitter.com/TzmYWmnqK6
Reports have claimed that more than 100 people were fired as a result of the email, as reported by The Week. However, the alleged email has not been verified.
YesMadam, a startup that was featured on Shark Tank India, has yet to publicly comment on the reports.
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