Dont agree. Wars are less frequent, lawlessness is reducing on average many pockets, standard of living has improved on average. 
  
 We are living more comfortable than Victorians who lived comfortably than people before them. 
  
 Look at the trendlines, they will give you optimism. The headlines are depressing because they have to be attention grabbing

Agreed, we are doing much better than our ancestors on many fronts. But that doesn't guarantee lack of new problems in the future. 
  
 Standard of living has improved but at the cost of climate change for example. There are always trade offs. No absolute right or wrong, better or worse. Just new, and possibly more complex problems to deal with.

Generalist

Investment Manager

Society was always toxic. It's much more visible now because... internet

Software Engineer

Clip from another interesting podcast, diary of a CEO. Really makes me wonder if this is actually kalyug.  https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stevenbartlett123doyouthinksocietyisgettingmoretoxicactivit...

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Clip from another interesting podcast, diary of a CEO. Really makes me wonder if this is actually kalyug.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stevenbartlett-123_do-you-think-society-is-getting-more-toxic-activity-7111719925777346560-DLIX?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android

Is society becoming more toxic?

Is society becoming more toxic?- Grapevine

Been in this company for about 8 months. Company is great but there’s just this team that works on all the important things that’s absolutely hard to keep up with. They don’t share anything with us till the last minute. 
I was asked to share some copy for something and when I asked was more information, I was told that it’s “confidential”. I just pointed out that I can’t do anything about it if I’m not given more info. I’ve been begging for more responsibilities the past couple of months. I’m okay with mediocrity and just warming the bench for a few weeks. But can’t let my career take a fall with that. 
I’ve jumped between jobs too many times, I last a year at best everywhere and I want to stay here for a while and build up. But the more I watch them, making plans with the founders, doing their thing and hiring new people, all the while I’m here asking to be seen, it feels like this is just how it’s going to be. 
I get paid well, I spend only about 2 to 3 hours working everyday. Might sound like the ideal job for some but I definitely feel like if a layoff comes, I’ll bite the dust because I was not given the opportunity to be part of this group and did nothing important.

The core team feels like a gang that everyone else can never infiltrate

Growth Manager

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“Toxic culture is important for a successful startup” - Acid

Product Manager

Recently whenever I come across any post on GV asking about the culture of a particular company people generally point out it to be toxic... Even in big companies like Swiggy, Upstox etc.
Are there even any good product companies in India with decent TC + WLB + Culture??

Is a toxic workplace becoming a common thing??

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

How do you deal with extreme work pressure and a toxic working environment.
I'm just done with my current company the culture is so toxic that people are leaving left and right. Dev's are working even on weekends and are denied leave. If anybody raises their voice then disciplinary action mails are used as a threat.
Office politics and salaries getting hold. 
It came to a point I'm ready to resign without any offer in my hand and maybe Month's carrier break to work on myself and keep myself sane.

I want to know how you keep yourself sane and keep up with this shit show. 🙏

Toxic work culture

Came across this post on Twitter. Is this the beginning of forced toxic culture between team members?
Is anyone facing this at their workplace?

Real impact of layoffs

Amids layoffs and recessions, has your company become more toxic that it used to be?

Has your company become more toxic?

Just now I was reading a post that a person has to forcefully resign due to a toxic manager/work environment. Shouldn't there be a movie 🍿 about toxicity of office managers, as there was 3idiots for choosing career. Like how employees get treated in banks (that video which went viral, manager yelling at an employee), another example when an employee stood up against his manager (order swiggy par karo jake), there are so many examples. My team and I also face a hell level of micro-management daily but no one speaks up about it. I tried highlighting it to my manager and team but no benefit. In my company, even if you make an HR complaint they are helpless and reroute you to the manager only. I think it's the same for others as well. Any opinions?? 

P.S. Not saying every manager is bad. I have worked with some great ones as well.

Toxic Work culture!!

Operations Analytics

Hey guys
Got Piped and laid off by my toxic manager giving bullshit reason. The manager was giving random excuses when i asked in details. Anyways toxic people will do toxic things only. On the top of that phonepe was giving PIP to reduce experienced people and was hiring junior engineers to reduce costs.

Finally got a job after few months of efforts. Not that great but I am feeling great to get out of that toxicity. I am feeling better since I left phonepe. When I call my friends back at phonepe, I see them casually mentioning there is too much work I will do on weekend, will sit at night. That's how overworking in normalized. I was also doing the same before and didn't think twice how much I am working.

I Will keep on preparing and would not leave my future in hands of my future or any manager from now on.

Got Laid off. Got a job. Fu** off Phonepe

Software Developer

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There is one guy on my team who handles feedback so poorly that they engage in narcissistic tendencies. I've seen them bootlick the right people due to their closer proximity and utilize crony wordplay to show that they are harmless. When in fact they try to advance their own agenda to further their own gain. Every company on their resume is a checklist and the megalomania in them is palpable. 

Unfortunately most people on the team are too naive and won't realize it until it's too late. Which means by the time he is done using everyone else, he will bounce and do it at their next company while completely f'ing over their current coworkers.

Anyone had a similar experience?

[Story] Is one of your coworkers a complete sociopath?

I think I have an hypothesis of what’s the root cause of the toxicity at workplaces. Especially startups, but this theory should be extended to big companies as well.

Step 1: Putin starts the war

Step 2: Inflation increases, to combat it federal reserve of USA increases interest rates

Step 3: the capital in the funding eco system(vcs) gets diminished, because they don’t have access to low interest money.

Step 4: company ceos start to do layoffs, starts putting pressure on teams to reduce the audit findings, release things quickly etc

Because you need to make money to survive

Step 5: directors (tech and product) start putting pressure on Engineering managers

Step 6: Engineering managers and product owners start putting pressure on us(normies), where our estimates get challenged, work will be micro managed or hyper optimized to the point you feel like you are not respected nor you opinion.

You start to think whether it’s really worth staying here or you need to find a different job.

Then you find that no one’s really hiring or the ones that are hiring are lowballing you.

You cannot really quit, because you have monthly EMIs and don’t really have a runway.

You become disengaged with work, and start doing the bare minimum to stay float.

At this point, the pressure you have been getting increases because the expectations are high, but you don’t care anymore

Now you are burned out, and you really start thinking if you chose the right career.

Source of toxicity/burnout

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I am looking to resign from my current job and hold multiple offers for Analytics role. I have primarily zeroed in on JioCinema for a Data Analyst/ Data Scientist role & Noon for an Assistant Manager - Analytics role. What can you tell me about the culture in these 2 companies. Looking for honest reviews only from current/ ex employees. I have offer from an upcoming fintech startup also but not considering due to toxic leaders there ( figured from the interview ).  Please share some honest opinion.

What is your review of Noon.com & Viacom18 (JioCinema)?

Product analyst

What is the most toxic thing u encountered at work?

Product Designer

Hi Folks, Can you please let me know which startsups or organisation we should not join 

Reason may be:

No Mission and Vision
Pathetic HR Policies
Burning investors money with 0 Revenue product
Random Hiring and Layoffs
Other reason you can mention
Dirty Politics
Dirty Appraisals and Promotions
If i missed anything mention in comments 

So that our geeks will not join pathetic place and save atleast current job

Do not join list

UX/UI designer

Hi All, 
I think with funding winter, the work culture in Bangalore Startups is becoming toxic day by day. In my company, it started with filling the daily time sheet of what work we did, then why do we need work from home( Company gives 4wfh/month), then a circular came today that every data filled in timesheet will be minutely checked with card punches, can't be late even for 5 minutes more than 3 times a month. The hypocrisy part is employees are underpaid(5-6 LPA for software developer) and overworked(9+ hrs/day).
I got to know one more startup where they have normalised 12hrs/day 6 days a week working and if you work less, it will affect negatively. They force their employees to reside nearby to the office so they can work till 12-2am from 10.30am.

Is it common everywhere?

Bangalore Startup work culture is becoming toxic

Founder

One of the old employees dropped a bomb of an e-mail against the entire leadership of PhonePe Mass Offline leadership addressing about mental harassment, hostile comments, threatening to sack, and pushing employees to have no work life balance. This mail was sent to the Founder Sameer Nigam and the HR Head.

Ex Employee shares a mail about workplace culture and toxicity at PhonePe

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https://youtu.be/ctfpXUza38A?si=RMaKtgJJiKr6PIvL

Toxicity at workplace reaching a whole different level

Computer operator

The startup culture is so toxic these days, they literally treat people like slaves now. Hiring krte time team team krenge lekin fir attitude aisa ki jaise mazdoor ho jo dihadi lene aagye ho roz, idk if its the case everywhere but i experienced it in 2 startups in NCR.

Toxic startup culture

Compiling a couple of ways people can understand a toxic founder from a distance, before they start working with them actively 
I've now met with a lot of them over the last couple of years, here are the ones that stand out the most to me: 

1) Narcissism: They'll love to have fame through random things. Stuff like Forbes 30u30 or some random award. Even if it means nothing. They'll show how great business is doing on social media, even when it may be nosediving. You'll never know things are messed up on the inside. 

2) Masochism: They're super likely to enjoy pain: be it messed up working hours, or bad health, or just really hard times. This almost allows them to thrive during adversity. This is usually coupled with sadism, they'll typically love that they can take pain well, but you cannot. 

3) Overemphasize on the carrot: In your first couple of meetings with them, once they like you, they will over emphasize on the benefits you will have if you work with them. They'll keep repeating how your career could skyrocket, or how you could be a star in other ways. This is also a typical red flag.

These are just 3 of the ones that I feel summarize what I have seen in known toxic founders. Happy to debate/know more if somebody else has had the lovely experience too :D

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