Mexico ka Maal lagta hai.. My boss used to smoke that.

Software Engineer

Consultant

Dry Methi for sure. That shit just hits different 🍃☘️🚬

Growth And Strategy

He missed to complete the sentence, “He makes 50L people swear on him for pushing these senseless ads..”

Product Manager

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Which herb is he smoking?

Which herb is he smoking?- Grapevine

I want to smoke whatever he’s smoking

Analyst

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What is this guy smokin!

Data Scientist

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Has anyone smoked up and showed to work?

Sales Leader

Can they do random piss tests and fire you for silly reasons like weed?

Does your workplace have piss test policy?

Frontend Engineer

I have observed many freshers joining seniors during smoking break for “networking”. is this a common thing and does it help in getting promos?

I don’t smoke but will consider it if there’s a benefit for my career.

Do you feel the urge to join folks during smoking break?

I never really understood this. What makes you enjoy smoking? 
Not trying to judge, just trying to understand your perspective. I know that you know it’s bad.

People who smoke, why do you smoke?

Staff Engineer

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Just came back from a hospital visit. Amidst some other visitors muttering to him a general “I am so Sorry” was my voice. I never thought a sorry would come from me with as much guilt and sorrow in my heart. I held back tears and tried to steady my shaking arms saying the words.

8 years ago, He was an intern and I was an associate. He started to join me on my Chai breaks, I’d never tried to persuade him to become a smoker but one day I’d seen him staring at box as I was taking out a cigarette.

Looking where his sight was I offered him one and he took it. And off it was to a greater camaraderie over the smoke.

Started with us talking about our lives then the jokes, then the invitations to house parties, the travel plans, talking about our dates, then our girlfriends, marriage and finally our kids.

I haven't been in touch as much after we both had our daughters last year. And I couldn't believe my ears this morning when the call came.

I didn’t make him smoke but showed that it was okay. That one is on me.

My ex-reportee who took to smoking with me got diagnosed with Lung cancer

Software Developer

Welcome to Ask Grapeviners's Private Community

Picked up vaping to quit smoking and now I’m having trouble quitting vape. What’s an effective strategy you used to quit this nasty habit?

How did you quit vaping/smoking?

Growth Manager

Some good news, folks are smoking 🚬 lesser

Says someone who himself copied Uber/Lyft and now Krutrim. 

No wonder people like him, Gaurav of Unacademy or other toxic founders are closest friends with each other 😂😂

Can anyone get me what these guys smoke?

Program Manager

I may have gotten them into a new Nicotine craze.

Went to smoke Shisha with some VC buddies 🫣

I am smoking 2 joints per day. Doing it for past 3-4 years. How it can severely affect me in long run?

How much hash/weed can effect you in long term

Tech Lead

Smoking is so f harmful.

Only in India will someone speaking scientific fact and sense against age-old myths can get banned by court orders on X

Only in India

He is not balanced. He extrapolates medical terminology to prove his point. There are frauds everywhere but he is no saint either. Good riddiance

Product Head

[story time]

Have you tried quitting and failed?

How did you get into drinking or smoking?

Business Analyst

Wrote a non-smokers rant and with a fellow user's inputs, realized it should be drafted better as a discussion for the greater good.

1) Passive second-hand smoking is not only harmful but irritating too. There are designated smoking zones in offices but not all smokers exclusively stick to them given the numbers at the tea joints just outside the office buildings. Are smoking zones undersized? Chai n/a? Need wider space?

2) Outside office hours, smoking in public places causes the same problem. When you walk while smoking, the people behind you suffocate. If there're shared balconies or close windows, that smoke makes way into your neighbor's place. If they complain, consider at least changing your smoking place if shifting is not possible for either of you.

3) Use the best possible smell suppressing method, chewing gum or whatever during office hours if you don't have an isolated desk or you have to attend meetings. People feel embarrassed to bluntly call it out. Don't make them suffer.

4) If you have the resources, have you tried to consider quitting? There are Psychiatry/Neurology specialists for this. You, your loved ones and non-smokers all will be grateful.

I tried my best to humbly put the points across. It isn't intended to offend anyone.

Non-smokers vs Smokers

Intern

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I have been working in HSBC GSC HYD for more than a year and as this journey comes to an end now, I would like to share my experience with you all. 
The first thing that comes in our mind while joining any new company is about their workplace environment and their HR policies. 

There have been quite a few incidents that happened during the last one year which I neglected thinking "Isn't this what corporate life feels like?" I neglected everything to the point where it became unbearable for me and made me go through some serious mental health issues and panic attacks. 

The most recent incident that I would like to share with you all is when I was ethnically humiliated by one of my colleague.

The incident happened on 22 April 2024 when I was subjected to ethnically insensitive remarks by my colleague AA. The exacts words which was used by him is 'EK CHAMAAT MAARENGE, BIHAR PAHUCH JAOGI' which exactly means - I will slap you so hard, you will go back to Bihar. 

I did follow the protocol and informed my manager AT about the whole incident but nothing came out of it, except for a team meeting where I was told that my colleague did not physically assault me, it was just a hatred comment which I can let go of. 

I reached out to the concerned HR team and filed a POSH Complaint for the same, after weeks of the incident, on 3 May, I received an email from the HR team to give feedback for the same without any updates on what action was taken. 

I did let go of everything thinking that anyways I will be leaving the office soon as I am currently in my notice period when another incident happened. 

I was on a smoke break when VKR, AMO from the UK CDD team approached me and made objectifying remarks on me. The comment he made was 'Tmhare jaisi ladki hum aaj tk ni dekhe hai, akele pura UK team ka naam kharab kr k rkhi hai.' which means - He has never seen a girl like me, I have ruined the name of their team. I did ask him the reason for saying such things to which he replied 'tmhare alawa kisi UK team ki ladki ko hm ni dkhe hai cigarette pite huye' which means - he has never seen any girl from the UK team smoking cigarettes. Later while going back inside the office, I saw him eating tobacco and spitting on the wall inside the office premises. 

My LWD is 13 June 2024 and I hope this post reaches to everyone who are currently working in HSBC and to the people who are planning on joining HSBC GSC HYD before I leave. 

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nitika-kumari-10996b182_workplacewellness-positiveworkculture-employeewellbeing-activity-7202948416249753601-P9mK?

Workplace Toxicity at HSBC

Good that she reported it. Such things are shrugged as usual banter, though people don't understand how deeply they can affect someone's mental health

I have been into programming since I was 15.
I have been working in the IT industry for the past 8 years and have been very successful in my domain because of my will to solve problems at work as interesting puzzles.

But this interest has slowly and gradually formed a huge part of my life to a level that if I am away from it for sometime, it gives me anxiety.

I am afraid this will affect my other parts of life like giving attention to my family, spending ample time with them.

As a process, I started to have no code Saturdays so that I am completely away from my laptop and spend time doing other mundane things. But this has not reduced the anxiety.


Any suggestions for reducing my workaholic nature ?

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