This paper looks at the mounting criticism directed against Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Chairman SN Subrahmanyan over a hostile workplace. Employee issues underlined by Subrahmanyan’s contentious 90-hour workweek endorsement in January 2025 highlight too heavy workloads, inadequate management communication, and lack of work-life balance. The piece also covers the company’s March 2025 menstruation leave policy for female employees, which some consider to be a flimsy reaction to criticism. The article investigates whether this approach either reduces or accentuates the negative culture and considers Subrahmanyan’s leadership difficulties in juggling employee welfare with output.