Say "Jai Shree Allah" and continue with your work

Software Engineer

Product Manager

Why specifically you? Why not others? What side are they leaning?

Maybe he comes from community that the person asking have some prejudiced idea about

Data engineer

Hmm so then just say you're not comfortable.

Product Owner

Say I dnt discuss politics at work. Works best for me. Religion and politics [now synonymous though] are off limits at work.

Investor

Program Manager

Someone asked me this question and I sarcastically said "Mera toh mood swing hota rehta hai. Aaj Modi kal Rahul". Woh bhi hass ke chala gaya.

Software Developer

Just say you don't keep up with Politics. Works for me, always! 
  
 Unless they already know that you keep up with Politics. In that case, just mention that you haven't done research on it yet so you haven't formed an opinion about it yet.

Application Engineer

Counter Question him/her 
  
 Then if it's your group then it's fine else say u r apolitical:D

Senior Consultant

You can say you are not much into politics. 
  
 Say cricket, movies whatever you are into.

Software Test - QA

Just say like i don't want to discuss here

Say it's none of their business (with more corporate jargon offcourse).

Software Project Manager

Ask him firmly and preferably on record, to not do that since it makes you uncomfortable. 
 If he persists, have a conversation with the HR.

Data Scientist

Welcome to Office Gossip's Private Community

Colleague asking my political views

Colleague asking my political views- Grapevine

Does all the MNCs, including FAANG, have politics involved at the top management?

Asking for a friend 🙂

Top level politics

Security Engineer

Welcome to News Discussion's Private Community

As an Indian citizen, I perceive that my understanding of Indian politics is minimal. When I engage in reading or watching the news, certain instances evoke anger or sadness, prompting me to ignore it altogether. Consequently, I often find myself at a loss when people discuss Indian politics. 
Does anyone else feel the same? How can I try to make a well-informed perspective and genuinely comprehend the nuances of Indian politics in an unbiased manner?

Striving for balanced understanding of Indian politics

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

I am currently software architect with 14yrs exp with 12 yrs in the same org, but got to work on different products,stacks every 2-4 yrs. But not being doing much coding recently, and it's all simple Python anyway with a sprinkling of C++. I have started hands on learning of JS, Django, Kotlin to get a feel of new languages and frameworks.  Don't want to put entire resume here, but those are the key ones.

I enjoy my architecture and specifications role, but I think I might be missing lots of opportunities to learn different tech/stacks. Most importantly I feel up for a change after years of avoid risks to person commitments which are much changed now.

Coming to the point, what worries me most is that most JD in different tech/roles expect some prior experience/expertise which I don't have. Requesting comments/guidance on how to make this transition to new role/tech/org. If anyone has done similar experience, request to share approach.

I am apprehensive even of talking to my contacts for a referral as I'd like to try out and get some confidence first. I did a lot of transitions so far, but I wasn't deciding those. It was either customer/boss or chance. I am confident of learning anything, but not about impressing interviewers. Maybe a few interviews with Amazon and similar LEET based ones might be the cause of my low self confidence. I abhor those kind of questions unrelated to work and as a principle never ask them as an interviewer.

Looking for career shift advice

Software Architect

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

MediBuddy made Period leaves a joke!

I don’t see anything wrong with this. It’s clear that the agenda is not to give additional leave benefit, but to normalise women taking period leaves. At present,  women usually use a different reason (headache/fever/backache etc) to apply for leave, while the actual reason is period pain/discomfort. Not every step is meant for a material benefit, you have to see the intangible value to the society.

Partnership Manager

I hate assignments. I hated them while applying for jobs, and I hate giving them while trying to hire someone.

It's basically free work with no guarantee of employment. It's unfair to make people work so much, often people assign 2-3 days worth of work for such interviews.

Is there any other practical alternative though? I would love to know everyone's thoughts on this

Is there a way to hire people without multiple assignments?

Any inputs/ thoughts are welcome. Plz share suggestions, experiences(if any).

How to work with Pakistani based mgr or client ?

DevOps Engineer

Welcome to Ask Grapeviners's Private Community

The recruiter asked me "whether I believe in work colleagues being like family or close friends."

Though I answered the question from a very gray perspective.

So what's your viewpoint? How should it be answered?

Got an interesting question asked in my interview today!!

Marketing Associate

Is this really needed now ?

What’s your take on this in general and how it will effect in overall brand name in front of other countries..

India or Bharat

A government that is obsessed with PR has just launched a rebranding campaign for the entire nation.

Founder

Consultant

For context: Weekends are off. So just fri WFH. This is a Series B startup. I am not even asking for a leave but WFH for just 1 day. I joined recently. The only thing I did wrong was possibly informing a little too late.

Want to get opinion if I am overthinking or this classifies as toxic culture in startups where you are expected to push limits above and beyond regularly and sometimes weekends.

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Is this toxic work culture or I am overthinking

Not a great culture, also you don’t have to give the actual reason, instead say due to some unavoidable work or family health reason you will need to wfh. Its a good way of seeing what kind of employer one is, when they also treat urgencies like that. Indians feel they need to give a detailed explanation as to why they deserve wfh or leave, whereas in international companies, you just have to inform the manager.

Senior Designer

Growth Manager

Just a small question..does anyone also feel that the whole tech space is very liberal in a very extreme sense. Where having a different opinion on any political topic will attract unwanted eyes...Sometimes i feel as a fresher or someone new in the Indian tech scene it's very intimidating to even express yourself if you have a different political opinion..just me?

Politics in tech space

Post -
https://twitter.com/theliverdr/status/1786959569824186626?t=YKuNIco7D4aLwiSgfee8VQ&s=19

Google to find the news article dated 4th of May

Why would an govt authority allow more pesticides into food? Especially when our spices are ridiculed in international markets for such things and our protein powders have pesticides in them.

Is FSSAI truly a joke?

FSSAI allows 10 times more pesticide in spices. Are we doomed?

There's this coworker who comes off as extremely aggressive during discussions and individual interactions. This is causing a shift in entire team's environment in the wrong direction. Personally this is causing me to avoid getting into discussions with them. I'm looking for ways to deal with this person and keep the work environment peaceful.

Here are some of the observations about their behaviour:

1. Highly opinionated and treat others who have a different opinion as hostile. 

2. When someone else is trying to explain something which needs to be explained serially A -> B -> C, and they are interested in C, they get restless and start badgerring with questions about C while the other person is still on A.

3. In discussions, which require a deep understanding of the product, which they do not have yet, instead of admitting that they have doubts and asking questions, they try to act as if they understood it when clearly they didn't because their senior was present. For instance, they paid attention in the beginning and then got busy on their phone during the meeting and when asked if they understood, they just told the agenda of the meeting instead of what was discussed.

4. This is what tipped me off the edge. During a meeting which didn't involve their senior, they got easily frustrated when others were giving an opinion different from theirs and pointing out the issues with their opinion. After a couple of minutes, it turned into a heated argument and they started raising their voice and started making illogical sarcastic remarks. And after a bit of that they changed their tone into rude frustrated disinterest and rudely remarked "do whatever you want to do".

So far we have tried to use humor to deescalate the situation. But this is clearly not gonna work in the long run, and their behaviour is getting worse day by day. 

I am trying to avoid a confrontation with them because it is not my place and I don't want it to get ugly.

Need advice on how to deal with an aggresive coworker

Me and my husband are in the same company. A colleague of mine who has been messaging me on and off. I thought he was a genuine person but suddenly out of no where he has asked me out. I was taken  aback because I thought that every body in the company knows that I am married. How can I deal with this situation without embarrassing yet politely rejecting his proposal.

A colleague has asked me out. I am married. How should i politely refuse?

I will go first, it doesn't matter if you really work hard on a project, in the end only result matter, no matter how much efforts you made for it

Lesson you have learned from Corporate

Currently in talks with the CEO of a small international startup (less than 10 total members spread across 4 countries). My existing profile is an exact match for what they are looking for in a candidate (they are implementation partners of my existing company's software). 
I am pretty close to closing it but now he wishes to know my existing salary. I tried to avoid sharing it but he wants to know it before quoting anything to me. 
I wish to get a huge raise (80-100%) since i will be moving from a known brand to an unknown startup with all the skills they need and more from Day 1. 
Any tips on how I can handle this situation?

How to avoid disclosing current salary

Welcome to Product Managers's Private Community

I’ve been insufferable at work since 2-3 months now. Total time at my company- 6mo 21 days. Profile - Product Management 
My engineering team seems to be taking no ownership and always have their brahmastra ready that it didn’t come from product’s side. QA again is so great that I have to sit and thoroughly test each release end to end. 
My manager- he’s quite interested in taking my career fwd as a project manager. (I am not) He’s a total asshole and is quite concerned with start dates and end dates of tasks ( mind you, I am not the one actually writing the code but somehow the dates are my responsibility). He totally micromanages and somehow keeps blaming me for each small thing.
Examples:
- My engg team isn’t taking ownership: “you aren’t keeping them motivated enough”
- This isn’t a last minute change : “Do you attend standups? You aren’t communicating well”
- The QA tested and approved it, hence we released it. : “But did you test it? “
- Here are the release notes. : “This looks too jazzy, did you copy from GPT”
- Here are the release notes. : “This looks too basic, did you not copy from GPT”

I could go on forever. 

Gust: I am quite unhappy and is causing me unnecessary stress everyday. Also I don’t feel there’s a solution possible

Should I rage quit?

Seeking advice on how to grow at work, without having to butter up too many people. I have been struggling with this, because I feel too many people around are managing their managers, and using it as way to grow. My reviews and feedbacks have consistently been good, but I feel that for the output I provide, I am not growing as much, because of favouritism. 

Advice needed.

How to grow at the workplace without indulging in politics?

A few of my peers in my team talk tech jargons throughout the day in the workplace and do no work at all. They are the ones that are eventually promoted and I feel left out despite doing so much smart work and hard work both.

Teach me some ways to defeat these imposters and grow in my career.

How to grow your career amidst politics?

Welcome to Personal Finance's Private Community

These days HRs are asking the employees before sitting for an interview about their current ctc. I don’t want to reveal that to them and want to get paid according to the industry standards/ based on the market conditions. How to smoothly avoid that question and avoid getting underpaid?

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