Paytm CEO shocked netizens, shares his '7-hour-long Zoom call' on social media

By Team NewsableFirst Published Sep 14, 2021, 6:55 PM IST
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Taking to Twitter, CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma said: "Just finished my probably, the longest Zoom call [sic],"  revealing the duration of the call to be "7 hours 45 minutes."

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting work-from-home routine, it's probably safe to say that Zoom calls have taken over our collective lives. Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma, it turns out, is no exception. As the CEO of a company with 13,000 employees, it should come as no surprise that Sharma attends some unusually long work calls. His most recent tweet, though, has Twitterati perplexed.

Taking to Twitter, CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma said: "Just finished my probably, the longest Zoom call [sic]," revealing the duration of the call to be "7 hours 45 minutes."

 

Just finished my probably, the longest Zoom call.
7 hours 45 mins.

— Vijay Shekhar Sharma (@vijayshekhar)

Let's take a look at how netizens reacted to the post:

You can actually term it as a Zoom Marathon 🏃‍♂️rather than a Call ☎️ https://t.co/cZf7BIhuLI

— Hiren Mehta (@hirenonline)

Ok. Worried about the person who need to take meeting notes and share today by end of the day 🤣🤣🤣

— Yogesh Jain (@cayogesh_jain)

Sholay + kabhi khushi kabhi gham ? 😆 https://t.co/l8997U7jWk

— Gaijin (@gaijinSpeaks)

Itne mein toh online classes semester ke ho jaate sir ,😅😅 https://t.co/OVwgGDNu6l

— Touhid Zaeeb (@paradoxicalnama)

Sounds like the honeymoon stage in dating😅

— Nicole Shea (@Niccishea)

It seems like the tweet didn't go well with few people. Here's how they reacted:

Nothing to be proud here. Such culture is toxic. https://t.co/2fHzAqoPbI

— Anurag Bhagat (@THEbigfatpanda8)

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Let’s romanticise it! Wohooo! Who’s going to break this record? Please tweet about it, don’t forget to share it on LinkedIn too! And yes, put it on your resume! https://t.co/3R5JtzilkJ

— Adit Gupta (@aditgupta)

Not to be proud of - I hope it was well organised and you would have saved few hours at least. https://t.co/WfEktYhg4V

— kaps (@jsrFundose)

Paytm, the country's leader in digital payments, has filed preliminary offering documents, aiming to raise up to 166 billion rupees ($2.2 billion), according to Bloomberg. If it achieves that level, the IPO will be the largest launch in the country's history.

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