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Senior Software Engineer

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I'm feeling really stuck and frustrated at work lately. Despite putting in my best efforts and consistently performing well, it seems like my manager is feeling threatened by my progress. He’s been rejecting my ideas and work without even reviewing them, and calling me out in meetings for not completing non-priority tasks. The environment has become really toxic and it's taking a toll on me. Has anyone experienced something similar? How did you handle it? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Feeling frustrated at work

Product Manager

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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

Consultant

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You uploaded or wrote about an incident / joke/ meme on Grapevine
and a friend/family (who don't know your identity on GV) send the exact same incident / joke/ meme

Has this happened to you?

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Probably most of you people might have used dating apps and there is no way that you have not had such an incident while using dating apps, so spill the tea and entertain everyone on the weekend😂.
I will go first:
So when I installed the dating app for the first time, I had no idea what to write in the bio, so I changed the looking for filter to man and women both and I started swiping left on men but was seeing what they are writing in bio and after some time I closed the app and forgot to change the filter and after 1 day I found out that I had 83 right swipes on my profile. Now I am scared that I hope no one of my knowing would have seen my profile warna gay samjne lagege😭

P.S. I used to use this question as an ice breaker and the response rate was 100%😂

Whats your weirdest or funniest dating app incident?

Software Engineer

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Applied to Paypal through a linkedin job post around mid May. Got reached out by their HR late in May for an Online Assessment round on Hackerrank.

OA was of 1 hour and contained 8 MCQ on Android and 2 DSA easy level leetcode - 2 sum + max profit.

Cleared that and 2 WEEKS later got asked to interview for a subject in depth and DSA round.

This round contained general Android knowledge and in depth language awareness questions(Kotlin based).
Around the end of the interview, the interviewer asked to open any preferrer IDE and share the screen and then to write a solution for eliminating a target value from Integer array(can contain duplicates too) without using extra space.

Cleared that and went on to the 3rd round three days later which was essentially a repeat of the previous round but more conversational. The time ran out before any DSA Question could be asked.

Three days later got asked to interview for the Hiring Manager round which got scheduled and then got cancelled a day before the interview was supposed to take place. 

Tabse leke ye haal hai. HRs are ghosting and seem clueless themselves. Their workday portal also has removed the link for the role I was interviewing for.

Who else has been through this haath ko aaya mooh na laga situation?

Paypal SE -Android experience

Android Engineer

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What's your most embarrassing moment in your office

Was sharing screen for internal call when I zoned out and started texting my girlfriend on screen

Chief of Staff

Has something like this happened to y’all? 😂

I am a UX/UI Designer, I interviewed for the role of UX/UI Design, I completed all four rounds and when I contacted the HR they said the position went on hold. 

I just don't get this has happened with me before as well. 

Do tell in comments if you have faced similar issue.

Haa this ever happened to you?

Senior UI/UX Designer

I was at a friends place and it suddenly started raining heavily. I had to reach my girlfriends place ASAP. She was already very angry that I was not spending enough time with her. The problem was that I was not getting any auto on Uber or Rapido.

I stopped an auto and asked it for a ride. He quoted Rs 800 for a 4km ride. I was like, "Are you crazy?" 
I somehow negotiated it down to Rs. 500. But it made me wonder why is this city like this.

Like everyone is trying to scam you. Every one is a grifter, from your landlord to auto wallahs to the cops.

Have you faced such things in this city?

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