2 weeks ago
Bengaluru Traffic Leaves Office Empty, Entrepreneur Warns Productivity Suffers
An entrepreneur named Bala Panneerselvam said Bengaluru traffic is hurting work.
He shared a picture of his office when few employees had arrived.
He said traffic makes short trips take a long time.
People may feel tired before they even begin working.
He also said evening journeys can take twice as long.
Long trips can leave workers with little energy at home.
Other social media users said they face similar problems.
They mentioned potholes, broken roads and traffic becoming normal in the city.
Bala Panneerselvam shared a photo showing his office nearly empty at 10:15 a.m.
He said Bengaluru traffic makes employees late, exhausted and less productive.
Panneerselvam said a four-kilometre trip near HSR can take 20 minutes by scooter or 30 by car.
He recalled spending two hours traveling 17 kilometres from Whitefield to HSR Layout.
Social media users agreed, citing long commutes, potholes and the normalization of Bengaluru’s traffic problems.
- Who
- Bala Panneerselvam, founder of Applied AI Studio and the Applied AI Club community, along with social media users who responded to his post.
- What
- Panneerselvam argued that Bengaluru traffic is delaying employees and reducing their ability to do productive work.
- Where
- Bengaluru, including routes between Whitefield and HSR Layout and the HSR area.
- When
- He shared the post showing the office at 10:15 a.m.; he also described a journey at around 4 p.m.
- Why
- He attributed lateness, exhaustion and reduced productivity to traffic congestion, difficult roads and lengthy commutes.
Key facts
- Entrepreneur
- Bala Panneerselvam
- Organizations
- Applied AI Studio and the Applied AI Club community
- Office image time
- 10:15 a.m.
- Short-trip example
- A four-kilometre journey near HSR was described as taking 20 minutes by scooter or 30 minutes by car.
- Long-trip example
- Panneerselvam said traveling 17 kilometres from Whitefield to HSR Layout took two hours at around 4 p.m.
- Evening commute
- He said journeys after 6 p.m. take twice as long, while leaving at 5 p.m. can still leave people exhausted.
- Public reaction
- Respondents cited commutes of 1.5 to two hours, potholes and broken roads.
Quotes
Bala Panneerselvam
Founder of Applied AI Studio, Bengaluru entrepreneur
“How a Bangalore office looks at 10:15 in the morning. How do we expect to do good work if we don't show up? The problem is not the people. But the effort it takes to show up in the office.”
NDTV
Sources
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