PrancingWaffle
PrancingWaffle

Layoffs at CoinDCX

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SquishyBiscuit
SquishyBiscuit

Crypto puura Farzi scheme hai, ekdin saare dubenge. Even Coinbase, Binance had to layoff and are struggling with multiple things

SquishyBiscuit
SquishyBiscuit

College grads investing Papa's money in crypto and giving investment gyans!

FuzzyKoala
FuzzyKoala
Google16mo

Maybe you don’t understand the space you’re in. Read and learn about the space you’re in child.

GigglyHamster
GigglyHamster

CEO emailed in the morning, telling employees they are short on cash and hence they have to layoff folks, guessing majority employees are impacted. Very limited severance options, only notice period salary is proposed which is peanuts.

WobblyTaco
WobblyTaco

It isn't just notice period pay. A bunch of other stuff is given, which I think is fair

PrancingWaffle
PrancingWaffle

What other stuff is being provided? I’m aware about notice period severance only

BubblyRaccoon
BubblyRaccoon
Myntra16mo

I got the offer from the CoinDCX a few months ago they heavily lowballed me and culture didn't look good as well. So I decided not to join them. Saved by God Grace.

JumpyDumpling
JumpyDumpling

Dodged a bullet i see

SqueakyPancake
SqueakyPancake

Very happy for you. The team culture is the worst. The only skill you need is to be able to lick ass and bullshit around

JazzyBurrito
JazzyBurrito
Google16mo

Did they fire Ayushman Khurana as well?

BubblyBurrito
BubblyBurrito
Swiggy16mo

Ex empl here, was lucky that I left this shit. Culture had become increasingly toxic. Esp in tech, growth, analytics, product teams I heard and mainly due to nepotism and favoritism. They recently let go a Engineering VP in Okto - he was good I heard and no one knows if he was asked to go or he left. Reason all in Okto team told my colleagues - was because of CTO's . I heard for his fav kids within tech team. Imagine how toxic the culture is! There is also a big gap driven between CoinDCX and Okto. This layoff in CoinDCX was inevitable as Okto is a money burning darling of one of the founders. Untouched in this layoff I heard. The guy who heads Okto is a fantastic storyteller. He brings in 0 revenue business, no PMF and still layoff happnd in CoinDCX teams! Biggest irony is those hard working, talented guys whom they had hired from outside industry (Head of Analytics, Head of CS, Head of Product, Head of Compliance, Head of Incident Security) are all very very capable but toothless tigers! Zero decision making power as what the IITian founder kids and their darlings (COO, CTO) say is the truth. HR is also just namesake HR and lacks real power or willingness to enact change beyond townhall spiel.

Advice to Management

In place of this layoff, you should have fired your CTO, his hopeless deputies, paused Okto ops, saved $ there, fired a few more incompetent folks in product and growth team who are your IIT batchmates or favorites (for no contribution). The org would be cleaner, efficient! But what I heard from some ex-mates impacted is that you chose absolute bottom of pyramid and excluded favorites ones. This will not lead you anywhere! This will increase nepotism and encourage these oldies who tend to focus on building visibility only and no real substance. More interested in being visibility and gyaan champions.

BubblyBurrito
BubblyBurrito
Swiggy16mo

And yes one more advice, stop obsessing over IITians! They are no special species with extra wings vs a normal person.

GroovyCupcake
GroovyCupcake
Stripe16mo

I have heard the VP story. Apparently, a Staff Engineer complained against the VP and resigned. Turns out the complaint was genuine and the same concern was shared by other people too. This led to the firing of that VP while retaining the Staff Engineer.

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