When he struggles to remember the name of the one woman employee in the organisation.
When you ask him if you can work from home on a rainy day.
When he is taking his seventh bathroom break of the day.
When you and your colleagues complain about burnout after working overtime for an entire month.
When your quarterly profits continue to decline but his “work lunches” keep increasing.
When you roast him once after years of him pulling your leg.
Debojit Dutta is an editorial associate at IDR. He manages Ground Up, and is responsible for writing, editing, sourcing, and publishing content across IDR's various sections. He has previously worked in editorial roles with Sahapedia, The Quint, and The Sunday Guardian, and is a founding editor of Antiserious, a literary webzine. Debojit’s writings have appeared in publications such as Himal Southasian, Scroll.in, and The Wire.
Derrek Xavier is an editorial associate at IDR, where he is responsible for writing, editing, and publishing content. He previously worked in editorial positions at Cactus Communications and Firstpost. He holds an MA in Media Studies from the University of Amsterdam and a BA in Sociology and Anthropology from St Xavier’s College, Mumbai.
