Content Marketing Manager

Bad Culture, Politics, etc. Give some names that one should avoid at all costs.

What are the worst B2B startups?

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What are the worst B2B startups?- Grapevine

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If we can have a list of Best companies to work for then we should also have a list of the worst companies to work for.

I think everyone in the industry has come across very toxic cultures themselves or at least know a friend that did.

Here is my list:
1/ EY
2/ OLA
3/ Wipro
4/ Ninjacart
5/ Mu Sigma
6/ Octro
7/ Invideo
8/ Times Internet
9/ Byjus
10/ Paytm

List of worst startups to work for

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What startup’s have bad sales org culture?

Any SaaS sales reps here ?

Founder

Can anyone share for the benefit of those who are keen to avoid making mistakes..

Start up with most Toxic Work Culture

Growth Manager

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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

If you see employees from that company then you know something is definitely wrong with their career

Name the companies you dread working for

Analyst

Looking to move on and apply for jobs but kinda worried I'll join an organization with shit culture. Please name a few, you know, have good culture. Would really appreciate:)

List of Startups/Companies with great culture

Marketing Associate

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Hi Grapeviners, creating a thread where you can post the name of a toxic culture company along with which department. 

This thread is created as a one stop place to know about Toxic Culture Companies whether it, Early/Seed/Growth Stage/MNC . 


#community

List of Companies to avoid - short reasons welcome

Putting this again

Most YC funded startups 
Most *.ai 
All “Ed-techs” (aka “SalMa” sales and marketing) 
Uber-for-X 
10min-thingmajings 
Niche funded D2Cs 
BNPLs

Software Engineer

What are some of the Startups known for their terrible work environment? Apart from the usual suspects in the edtech space.

Not a great place to work

Project Manager

will help potential job seekers to avoid the startup and save many lives. lot of blessings from everyone to whosoever calls out toxic workplaces

Which startup has the most toxic work culture?

Ola.  
 I doubt there’s any startup which comes even close in terms of Ola’s toxicity.

Software Developer

Product Manager

Basically the title. What is a business idea you saw or heard of and thought "surely this can't be real" but the other person was totally serious?

I'll go first - a CEO I was talking to went in detail about meeting this student (emphasised on destiny and how bright the student was, etc etc) and said his idea was - Companies can't advertise on their carry bags by law so we should buy that advertising space and sell it to other companies.

For clarification - Courts have said a consumer can't be a buyer as well as advertiser, so if a carry bag has the brand's logo or something on it, you can't charge for it.

This CEO and the "bright student" thought that the law just prohibited the brand from advertising its own self on the bag. I asked him if he was trying to say we should buyout the space on all McDonald's carry bags and advertise Domino's or Reynolds on it, and he said "Yes."

What is the worst business/startup idea you've ever seen?

Lawyer

Graphy has forced a 30% salary cut on each employee to achieve profitability this year. This cut will be applicable from February onwards until 7-8 months. 

Truly a sad time for the Edtech ecosystem.

30% Salary Cuts at Unacademy

I repeat: 
  
 If you have options, avoid joining EdTech companies. 
  
 If you're already working for one, exit at first opportunity. 
  
 Indian EdTech companies are largely sweat shops in fancy office buildings.

Growth And Strategy

Program Manager

Company name - Chat360

It's pretty small and inconspicuous, but if I save even one person from joining this organisation, I will consider it worth it. Based on first hand accounts from 3 very reliable sources who are confirmed employees.

A very basic chatbot platform, being marketed as a Gen AI first product. They don't even have basic NLP and claim to be Gen AI. 

The founder & ceo is completely directionless. This is his side hustle, but while interviewing new hires he claims that he is the full time CEO (this is not true, he is barely available and always busy in his main business which is a car dealership) 

The co-founder is an IIT-grad, and due to the Founder's absence is basically running the show though he has zero business acumen. He constantly bitches about the founder to senior employees.

Of course, with such a toxic back story, it is hell to work here. No unity in the team, lot of back biting and bitching, public humiliation on WhatsApp groups, constant blame game. Basically, a shitshow. 

Do not, do not, do not join this place. Avoid it like the plague.

Toxic startup

Considering an offer from Razorpay, how's the cculture andwork life balance there ?

Razorpay culture ?

Product Marketing Manager

Do you know of any upcoming startups in B2B Space solving boring but painful problem(s)?

B2B startups other than Zoho and Freshworks

Sales Manager

I am starting up soon. I care about working on meaningful problems, with good people and building the right culture. 

Have been hearing from a lot of folks about culture problems in startups. Seems more of a norm rather than an exception. 

Curious to know why do startup culture degrade? What pitfalls should I avoid to create a healthy culture?

Why do startup culture go bad?

What made it worst? The pay, the culture, or your manager?

What's the worst company you have worked for?

ICICI Bank, they had a strict sign in timing policy where if you are late to corporate office, half day salary would be cut, It would be reversed only when manager approves. The sign out time used to be 5.15pm, but you would be made to sit till 8 pm by most of the managers even if your job is done for the day. A sign out at 6 pm used to be called as half day by most of the managers. 
 I heard now they donot have this dictatorial policy.

Data Analyst

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

After going through so many posts on grapevine..I feel like all the startups in India are toxic only 😕😕

Really want to know which are the startups worthy of joining? Preferably in product roles

What are the worst B2B startups?

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