India, April 15 -- A 24-year-old graduate from IIIT Delhi has sparked an online discussion on workplace culture after revealing he quit a high-paying banking job due to extreme working hours, aggressive sales targets, and pressure to mis-sell products.

Taking to Instagram, Chirag Madaan shared his experience of leaving a Rs.17 LPA role, saying the decision was driven by "culture and mis-sell". "I am 24 and I left my 17 LPA banking job. Left it because of two reasons - culture and mis-sell," he said, adding that he had joined the role expecting a stable 9-to-5 corporate routine.

However, he claimed the reality was far more demanding. He said that the job gradually extended from a 9-5 schedule to 9-7, while the workweek stretched from 5 t...