AMA
Hello all! I am working as HR Head in a growth stage startup in Bangalore. So many people here talk about compensation, culture, growth etc. Happy to answer questions related to HR/Culture/Startups.
AmpleHawk1
Stealth
a year ago
How much do you spend on rangolis every year?
PushySun89
Stealth
a year ago
Haha! This is the most asked question. The role of HR has evolved a lot for good. In my company we haven’t spent on rangoli even once (6 years and going on) :)
Where do you think culture is going in the next 5 years?
Do you see most companies becoming more employee friendly or less?
Clearly seems like companies like google are changing their stance on massages, snacks, etc
PushySun89
Stealth
a year ago
I could speak for my startup here. We are highly focussed on culture. Business and people are two sides of the coin. Without people, no business; without sustainable business model or revenue, no people.
I am seeing a trend that companies will become more people friendly, specially the ones who are working for the long term. The generation these days do not just want money, they need a proper culture to grow. This demand will influence the supply.
Culture should not be evaluated by perks (Google’s example). Those are add-ons and are a function of revenue/profit. Culture is and should not be a function of revenue. It is something that is dependent on internal factors only.
loga_roy
Stealth
a year ago
You're heart seems to be in the right place. One thing I've noticed is this all gets lost in translation and hard to scale and implement beyond a certain company size.
It's easy to control for culture when you're young as you filter during hiring process, but gets harder and culture effectively dilutes as you get close to IPOs. I've seen this in many companies. How do you plan to tackle this?
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Gokart
Stealth
a year ago
How do you benchmark the compensation for a role ? What are the variables you look at and what’s the source of “industry standard” ?
PS: Thank you for the AMA :)
PushySun89
Stealth
a year ago
Compensation benchmarking is one of the most complex process for any company, more so for startups. The recent layoffs, aggressive hiring, limited good talent pool leads to a wide fluctuations.
We use benchmarks reports and also use open data available (just for referencing).
Variables we look at are criticality of the role, relevant experience of the candidate, and to some extent past compensation.
Industry standards are usually the reports provided by HR consulting companies like Aon, Mercer etc.
Gokart
Stealth
a year ago
Thanks a lot 🙌🏻
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loga_roy
Stealth
a year ago
Are you aware of the negative opinion people have about HR in the industry? Everyone I know thinks HR exists solely to protect the company. How far is this true? Is this the norm in the industry? Or do you find this opinion to be biased
loga_roy
Stealth
a year ago
I'm looking for a genuine conversation. Would like to update my bias if this is untrue. My bad if this comes acros as accusatory
I am working as a mid manager in one of the HR functions in a well funded mature startup (decacorn) and will try to answer this. There is a huge misconception among tech bros about HR - HR only does rangoli, send mails, run POSH committees, hire & fire etc. However, the spectrum of HR is very wider than what it appears to external folks and it all boil downs to Ceos / founders on how they view the humans as resources.
A smart one knows that people can make/break the business in long term and explores the HR spectrum (learning, growth, wellness, culture, values etc.) to optimise for better business outcomes. End of the day, if my founder is not pushing me to execute creatively to manage humans, I will not do it. Same goes with any other function in any organization.
There are a very few Indian companies where HR can push back the functional leaders and call out on any possible employee exploitation. It all depends on how the top management want to play the people game and HR themselves being the employees of the company will have to stick to that.
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Gokart
Stealth
a year ago
How much ESOPs do you offer when compared to the CTC ? Also, can you please narrow down the industry you work in ?
PushySun89
Stealth
a year ago
In our company, we dont have esop options for all. It is given to senior members. However we offer esops to people (across levels) if they have completed certain years in the org. We dont have a fixed formula as of now and it depends on what the candidate is seeking (cash vs esop).
I know of startups who offer esop from the range of 0.5x to 2x of CTC as esops.
PushySun89
Stealth
a year ago
Industry: deep tech
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WindyVixen11
Stealth
a year ago
Can you share insights on the BGV process? What all is checked?
PushySun89
Stealth
a year ago
We don’t check much. We like to start from a place of trust. We do check if required after an employee joins. We use third party services to check basics like employment history, criminal records etc.
Gokart
Stealth
a year ago
Would you be alright during BGV if the candidate had a criminal case but was acquitted?
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NinjaMonkey
Stealth
a year ago
Some reputed companies ask for pan or aadhar number while applying, any specific reason for the same?
PushySun89
Stealth
a year ago
I dont find a reason to do so for applying unless someone wants to do BGV or be ready for BGV.
Augustus
Stealth
a year ago
How's the hiring market in BLR right now?
Rajputana
Stealth
a year ago
Khatam market hai yaar. L mera kahi se nahi aaraha interview
BlackSorbet
Stealth
a year ago
Do companies really care about DEI ? Or has it just become a cool thing to flex to attract the younger generation?
Asking this because, its quite prevalent everywhere but there are hardly any company which practices at all levels.
PushySun89
Stealth
a year ago
No. Curious why did you ask?
Trellis
Stealth
a year ago
What do HRs check in BG verification?
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chakbodi
Stealth
a year ago
How to measure performance of various HR functions, can you share some sample OKRs?
Palindrome
Stealth
a year ago
Why are HRs so strict with policies? Is it not possible for them to be more flexible?
Pavi
Student
9 months ago
Company name pls
secretpanda
Stealth
a year ago
How to negotiate the salary in current situation
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