Man Who Claims To Work Over 16 Hours A Day Seeks Health Advice, Doctor Says…

A 37-year-old man who works more than 16-17 hours a day at a corporate job recently contacted a doctor on Twitter because he was concerned about his blood pressure. The man, who goes by the name Harshal on the micro-blogging site, sought health advice from Dr Sudhir Kumar, a neurologist from Apollo Hospitals in Hyderabad.

“Hi Doctor, I am 37 yo, in corporate job, current working hours from the past 6 months are more than 16-17 hours, have to give non-stop coverage for all global regions, I recently did BP check, and it’s 150/90 and 84 min. Please advise next steps,” Mr Harshal tweeted.

In response to this,  Dr Kumar recommended the Twitter user to “reduce working hours by 50 percent”. He also jokingly asked him to ensure that an unemployed person, whose job Mr Harshal was doing in addition to him, gets a job. 

“Reduce working hours by 50 percent, and ensure an unemployed person gets a job (whose job you are doing in addition to yours),” the doctor said.