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Do we still have a trend of facing in discrimination at workplace!? Or is it just me who can see it! 

We have a large team and surprisingly there are few teacher’s pet who are unfazed with the ongoing work pressure from the clients as they happen to be in the top tier who has absolutely no responsibility or accountability for the work, but still manage to get away with no dips in their report card! 

It takes away the hard work and effort that some people actually strive to put in! 

P.S. have been holding it in for quite some time now!

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The Official Biasness- Grapevine

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I have seen so many posts, on Grapevine alone, of how people are being harrassed and traumatized in their companies. And honestly, reading all those posts and comments scare the hell out of me because I haven't been subjected to or witnessed anything like this.

Let me share the experience I have had till now:

I have ~2 YOE, and Capgemini is my first company. I know the pay isn't great, but that's the only thing I don't like about the company. 

The people I have met or worked with in the entirety of my time here, they are supportive, kind, and considerate. Every single one of them, including the managers/directors. They don't expect you to work late hours or on weekends, unless there are critical escalations/important deadlines.

My manager gives out words of thanks and appreciation, even on the smallest of things (yes he talks strictly too, and usually I am at the wrong when this happens, nothing major though). I get all the support that I need. I don't have to worry about the work life balance.

I have never had a single issue with a teammate, and most of them are seniors whom I work with. No big egos, no attitude, nothing. They help out whenever I reach out to them.

And it is the same story on my client side as well. 

I have worked/interacted with both male and female leaders, and all I have ever seen among everyone is empathy, respect for everyone's work, and always ready to help nature.

I understand that this is all just my experience, but my reason for writing this post is to share a positive experience and that there are still good people around here.

Maybe I am the odd one out (on the happier side)

Software Engineer

AMA about what actually goes behind those rangolis in the HR dept and work that better compensated people in HR do.

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I have had over 8-10 managers in my life in a career spanning over 8 years, 5 of them were female managers and unfortunately the experience with 4 of them were very bad. They’re either micro managers, or power hungry, want to be dominant over male juniors, misuse their power, cannot take any kind of resistance or refusals or disagreement from juniors.

I have always heard female managers are more empathetic but unfortunately I’ve faced the opposite. Just wondering, was it just bad luck or is it actually the case?

I tried to introspect in this and I found at least 4 points common across all these female managers:

1. They are all from Tier 2/3 Cities
2. They’ve studied in premier institutions IIT,IIMS,Wharton even one of them
3. They either have a younger or elder brother who got more love in the family
4. Their husband is at a higher senior level than them in professional life/career

Unpopular Opinion: Female Managers are Dominating

Growth Manager

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Context:
So I'm a lawyer currently working with the Big4 as a senior consultant in the Business Consulting vertical. I've been here for the last 2.5yrs. I'm due for a promotion to manager this year. However due to multiple people leaving who I used to gel well with along with the fact that of late since the last 8-9 months the team I work for has become too pro work instead of looking into individual welfare has got me very dissatisfied with my work life here. 
Mind you that I'm given proper recognition for the work I do in terms of awards, retention bonuses etc. have all happened but since the last 3 months, this dissatisfaction has been brewing in me. Although there has been no negative incident which has happened to me directly, I've been informed of many conversations second hand where seniors have been behaving very rudely and in a rash manner with my other team members. 

All of this led me to thinking that before the going gets tough, I should venture out and look for better opportunities elsewhere. In the midst of my job search, I have received an offer today with a big Indian MNC in the Retail and e-commerce space to join their legal team as a counsel. 

Now that I have this offer, I am contemplating whether I should go for it as it would mean shifting cities with my wife. 

My wife is 50% against me shifting as it would mean leaving the Big4 and she keeps telling me that to tough it out and to see this as an opportunity instead of jumping ship as no indian MNC would be able to provide a better experience and exposure that a Big4 is giving me. 

Salary wise also, I've kept in mind that I won't be shifting unless it's a 30% hike along with relocation payment. However, i have a feeling that this MNC will provide that also if i ask for it. 

So there my ask to the forum here, should I shift or stay? 

Please lend me your wisdom!

P.S. This Indian MNC is big like Tata, Adani, Reliance Big (without taking any specific name)

Should I switch?

Senior Consultant

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I recently joined a startup. First they were micromanaging me as I joined there after a break to see if I can actually work or not. Later when they came to know my skills and loved my work, they decided to hire one more person either a junior or equivalent to accompany me. The HR had confirmed verbally that I'll be the senior one and the person will be a junior. This didn't happen. Although they keep claiming it verbally even now they keep on favouring the junior as she is from the same place as that of the co-founders and always keeps me secondary. Have you faced this manipulation - if yes what did you do to tackle until you find another job?

Biasing in office environments

UX/UI designer

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To all the people here, I have observed way too many posts on salary checks based on experience.

I can pretty much guarantee you, your salary or pay doesn't depend on your years of experience. Your salary or pay depends on these factors primarily -
1. Location of the company (city / country)
2. The impact you have created in past (very highly dependent)
3. The impact your hiring managers believe you can create once you are on boarded (again, very important)
4. The kind of company you join(can they afford to pay high salaries)

That's all that matters! There could be definitely more factors, but these truly are major ones!

For all those who are doing salary checks across their years of experience, figure out if those are really unique years of experience or doing same thing year on year! 

For those who think some people are overpaid, or people this young shouldn't deserve this salary or that these people just got lucky, that's not the case.
When you are good, you make your own luck!

Next time you evaluate your salary, see the impact you have created. Then figure out what you should earn as a salary for the impact you have created and ask for it! Higher the impact, higher the reason for great pay!

Anyone agrees?

Setting the record straight!

Consultant

Has anyone ever faced gender discrimination at work place? We’ve moved forward, we tag ourselves as quite progressive and I believed the same but never did I think gender discrimination at work place could be a thing until it happened with me!
Wanted to know if anyone else ever has faced such a thing and how did you tackle it?

Gender discrimination at work in this era?

How is the layoff situation incase of women?
Bcoz i got to know from my friends of different companies when i enquired...

POV 1:- Women are Layoffed more since after marriage their commitment level and quality towards works was decreased. 

POV 2:- Bcoz of office politics some of them are suffering and layedoff.

Whats your Opinion.. any such women employees faced this situation?

Layoff vs Women

Associate

Happy women’s day to all the women whose manager is posting on Linkedin about how proud they are that their team comprises of x% women but pay them less than their male peers! Cheers! 🍺

Happy womens day

Product Designer

Is it true regarding EY India that employees work under too much stress that sometimes they get into serious health issues or passes away?

Tech lead

Need answer to just one thing. 

Do you guys intentionally ghost candidates or do you guys intentionally ghost candidates? 🙂

Dear HRs - Answer Me.

I am not sure but these days, whenever I see any woman in my office, the first question I always get in my mind is, 'Does she know s**t or was she hired only for the sake of diversity?'

This attitude has taken over my mind so much that I feel I have become a misogynist to some extent. 

But thinking deep about it, I realise that my attitude is probably because of the many good opportunities I was denied being a male, whereas subpar female talent was hired. 

Anyone else had similar experiences? What do you feel about it?

Mindset Struggles

I met one of my college friends yesterday at a bar. She got married last year and was laying down the struggle of finding a new job. 

Now, apparently in many interviews when she reached the final few rounds, the HR or the Hiring Manager enquires about marital status and whether she has any children. 

When she mentions that she recently got married and that she does not have any kids, the company stops responding to her. 

She elaborated that although they might have found another fit for the role but she is a T-1 grad who did her Masters from an Ivy League college and has worked for 4-5 years in both NA+EMEA and India.

It is becoming more apparent to her that, HRs and Hiring Managers have a strong bias because they are definitely presuming that since she recently got married and will likely have a child soon, that she will use up her maternity privileges leading to significant productivity drop. Meaning, that the company will likely have to hire someone else to make up for productivity loss.

She does not plan to have kids for another 3-4 years but getting married is proving really hard for her. 
Especially in the Series B+ startups that she is applying to.

[Thread] Have you ever witnessed someone get discriminated against at work? Why do you think happened?

Product Manager

I am honestly just furious at the pay difference between the salary of an sde and a pm. Both work just as hard.

Why are project managers paid less?

Solution architect

Heard a friend talk about something like this happen to them over another colleague who is cozy with the management.

[Thread] Have you ever witness someone get unfairly promoted? What was the reason?

For me age is genuinely just a number. And work is worship. Yet, having people who are often my age or sometimes 10-20 years older than me reporting to me - becomes a discussion. Why is “age” even a discussion if one has proved their merit and mettle?

In a country with a growing young population, we have some randomly contrasting values. 

Of course, basic respect for all is just a fundamental in the team’s culture. 

Do you think an employee should “respect” another employee just by the virtue of age?

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