PrancingBoba
PrancingBoba

Founder threatening employees and not allowing a graceful exit

I won’t shy away from taking the name - Mr. Manas Sunita Pal, founder of Pedalstart(Gurgaon based) is threatening the employees against exit. Here are some of the ill-intent actions taken by him;

  1. Threatening to provide bad feedback to next company/college if in case an employee leaves the company. He even sent out letters with poor feedback to college of some interns who left due to the toxic culture.
  2. Asking employees to pay for the training and time spent in the company. According to him the employees are liable to pay to him as he has spent time with them training them.
  3. Making employees work more than 18 hours everyday. Employees have a KRA where they have to take part in late night discussions at his flat and failing to do so would affect your promotions
  4. Abusing the employees and using vulgar language against them

I know all this because I know a few people working at the company.

Can you folks let me know what could be the course of action for the employees. Can we do something to call out such toxic founders?

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DancingBiscuit
DancingBiscuit

There is nothing called “giving bad feedback” to next employer. Please grow up. Leave any shitty place immediately.

DancingBiscuit
DancingBiscuit

And no one can ask you to pay something up unless you have signed anything specifically, that too can be challenged. Why the fu*k people tolerate such bullshit?

PrancingBoba
PrancingBoba
BYJU'S18mo

Most of the employees are freshers straight from the college and they get scared when the founder comes up with things like this.

SwirlyTaco
SwirlyTaco

As he is calling everyone home:

Kambalkutai!

ZestyDumpling
ZestyDumpling

It kept getting crazier with each next point. Having a KRA for night discussions is itself a big RED FLAG. By 3 & 4 - founder seems into be his narcissistic era

BouncyNugget
BouncyNugget

Wtf is a KRA?

GigglyKoala
GigglyKoala

Key Result areas

DerpyPancake
DerpyPancake

You can take legal action against him if you wish to

PrancingBoba
PrancingBoba
BYJU'S18mo

Contacted a lawyer. She said nothing to worry about.

DerpyPancake
DerpyPancake

Nothing to worry about as in? You have nothing to worry about his actions? Yep, she's right

But you can still take legal action against him

DerpyBoba
DerpyBoba
InMobi18mo

Name and shame on X

FuzzyBurrito
FuzzyBurrito

I had the interview for this company and the interviewer joined 15 mins late for 30 mins call. When I asked him if we can reschedule it, he asked me preferred time and left the call without proper closure, ("eg: bye, let's meet at 7,blah..blah...blah") it was weird sitting in call for 2min trying to understand what just happened 😐

PrancingBoba
PrancingBoba
BYJU'S16mo

Please don’t join this shitty corp. The founders are idiots and the work culture is really toxic. You’re better off without any job.

WigglyMuffin
WigglyMuffin

Wtf is this late night session in flat? We guys really don’t have any self respect

BouncyPretzel
BouncyPretzel

Hey, can you let me know more about this startup. I have heard a few similar things, might help my friend

PerkyPotato
PerkyPotato

Go to a news outlet with valid proof. I'm all ears as a reporter.

SleepyDumpling
SleepyDumpling

Create a parody account and share the same on X.

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