In a five-page letter addressed to his wife, Tarun wrote that he was under a lot of stress as he could not meet targets despite putting in his best effort. | Representational image
‘Hardly eaten…not slept for 45 days’: Bajaj employee ends life due to ‘work pressure’
Leaving behind a note, Tarun also alleged that he and his colleagues were made to pay for the EMIs they could not recover from their area
In another case of work pressure claiming life, a 42-year-old man, who was working as an area manager with Bajaj Finance, has died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi.
The deceased has been identified as Tarun Saxena. In a note, Tarun claimed that his seniors at work had been pressuring him to meet his targets for the last couple of months and threatening him with salary deductions. However, Bajaj Finance is yet to respond to the allegations.
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The incident came to light when his house help reached their residence on Monday morning. He had locked his wife and two children in another room. He is survived by his parents, wife Megha and children Yatharth and Pihu.
In a five-page letter addressed to his wife, Tarun wrote that he was under a lot of stress as he could not meet targets despite putting in his best effort. Tarun was tasked with the collection of EMIs of Bajaj Finance loans from his area, but was falling short of targets due to several issues. He was worried that he may end up losing his job. He wrote that his seniors repeatedly humiliated him. “I am very tense about the future. I have lost my ability to think. I am going.”
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Tarun also alleged that he and his colleagues were made to pay for the EMIs they could not recover from their area. He wrote that he had repeatedly raised the problems faced in recovery with his seniors, but they were not ready to listen to him. "I have not slept for 45 days. I have hardly eaten. I am under a lot of stress. Senior managers are pressuring me to meet targets at any cost or quit."
Tarun’s death by suicide comes amid a nationwide debate over toxic work culture in the aftermath of the death of a 26-year-old chartered accountant Anna Sebastian Perayil working with EY in Pune.
(Suicides can be prevented. For help please call Suicide Prevention Helplines: Neha Suicide Prevention Centre – 044-24640050; Aasara helpline for suicide prevention, emotional support & trauma help — +91-9820466726; Kiran, Mental health rehabilitation — 1800-599-0019, Disha 0471- 2552056, Maithri 0484 2540530, and Sneha’s suicide prevention helpline 044-24640050.)
