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Explaining the work culture in December, Simran Bhambhani said that after December 20, employees will either work from home or start using their annual leaves.
Bengaluru Flipkart Employees Share Work Culture for December. (Instagram/@marketingwithsim)
As the year ends, the buzz of corporate culture begins to slow down. After mid-December, the holiday season begins and employees choose to either work from home or use their remaining annual leave. This unofficial slowdown was recently highlighted by a Flipkart employee in Bengaluru, who described the period as a “low-key winter break” at the e-commerce company.
Simrann M Bhambani, assistant brand manager (marketing) at Flipkart, spoke about the practice in an Instagram clip recorded at Bengaluru airport while she was returning home before the holiday period. She explained that in the winter, especially after December 20, company employees often choose work-from-home arrangements or start taking advantage of their remaining annual leave.
“I’m at Bangalore airport because I’m coming home. The beauty of Flipkart is that during the winter, we have a winter break as everyone starts going to work from home or starts using annual leaves after the 20th.”
Bhambani added that she decided to travel early because of the high ticket prices, but the experience reminded her of school vacations. “It reminds me of school and I really feel like a child, having winter break and coming home,” she said, explaining that work continues during this period. “Obviously we will be working. It’s not like we won’t be working, but again, we have the luxury of working from home,” she said.
She ended the clip by saying that she would meet her colleagues “next year in their positions,” referring to her return after the vacation.
“I can’t wait to get home,” she wrote in the caption of the post.
19 December 2025 at 00:05 IST
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