If you can, skip working for an Indian manager

You have not seen the worst. Indian founder, Indian manager (The same Founder micro-managing), Indian clients
You feel like you are in the mines of Africa 😅

This is very common in India. If the company pays your X amount, the manager makes it his personal mission to extract 3-4x of that amount from you.

Wait till you join an Indian startup, then you will see LaLa culture as well. In which you will work on whatever random project the founder/manager wants you to work without keeping in mind your best interests and also random policy changes

I totally relate to this. Worked in 3 companies in my life. 4 managers were Indian,one was American. The respect with which the American treated me was unbelievable. Infact the way the foreigner treated me was the reason I happily worked more to deliver before deadlines. I never changed my job even though I was paid lower I could have easily got better pay if I had changed jobs. Never did. When I left to manage my business I told him the truth and he was genuinely happy that I was starting on my own. He offered me a part time role so that I can stabilize, the local Indian HR didn't allow it stating "Indian law".

I feel the same thing, more so with women managers than male managers. The abysmal quality of 3 managers and 1 woman colleague I had made my life hell to the point I wanted to stop working entirely! Don't know why is that.

It’s top down. Managers are treated the same way by their managers.