Bajaj Finance Employee Dies by Suicide Due To Excessive Work Pressure, Salary Deductions

'I have not slept for 45 days. I have hardly eaten. I am under a lot of stress....': Bajaj Finance writes in his suicide note before leaving the world.

New Delhi, October 01: In yet another turn of events, a 42-year-old manager working for a finance company was found dead at his residence in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi. He had committed suicide. Tarun Saxena, who had worked for Bajaj Finance for around eight years, left behind a suicide note addressed to his wife. In the note, Saxena revealed that he had been under immense stress due to pressure from his bosses, who were allegedly pushing him to either meet his targets or call it quits. According to the latest reports, as of now, the family has not filed an FIR, and Bajaj Finance has yet to respond to the allegations.

Speaking to the media about the incident, Saxena's cousin, Gaurav Saxena, said, "Tarun Saxena was my elder cousin. He worked as an area manager at Bajaj Finance. The company had been pressuring him to bring in more collections from the market. When he failed to meet the targets, his salary was deducted. As we learnt earlier this morning around 6:00 am, Vaibhav Saxena and Prabhakar Mishra, who are based in Bhopal, held a conference with him and instigated him, following which he died by suicide."

Bajaj Finance Manager's Suicide: What Did the Note Reveal?

In the suicide note, the 42-year-old wrote: "I am very tense about the future. I have lost my ability to think. I am going . 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..."

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Speaking to the media, Anna's mother had said that excessive workload, unrealistic expectations, and a lack of support from management contributed to her daughter's tragic death. In a letter to EY India's chairman, Rajiv Memani, Augustine detailed her daughter's struggles with work-related stress and expressed her deep disappointment with the company's response. She also criticized the company for failing to attend her daughter's funeral, which she perceived as a callous disregard for her family's grief.

The Hidden Toll That Work Takes On Your Health

In order to understand how excessive workload affects an individual's overall health, and what one can do to stay safe from such outcomes, we spoke to Dr Rita Gupta Mehta, Mental Health Specialist, Belle Vue Hospitals.

"In today's world, there is a very small room, or we can even say there is no room for personal well-being for any working professionals. While career success can be rewarding, the demands of a demanding job can have a significant impact on your health. There are many ways in which extreme work pressure can affect an individual's overall health, some of these include - burnout, anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, and chronic stress"

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