SquishyDumpling
SquishyDumpling

Toxic company traits

Share your employer toxic trait/policy.

I'll go first 👇🏻

  • My employer hired me when it was Fully WFH, now they force me to join office after 8 months of joining.
  • Attend 5 days/week
  • No hybrid
  • Biometric system to track attendance
  • Complete 180 hours in a month or pay cut
  • No relocation support
  • Less appraisal (~5%) citing market conditions.
  • Removed unlimited leaves just a few days below announcing WFO.

FYI: I was named best employee for 2023 Q1

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DancingNoodle
DancingNoodle

I can't completely say it's toxic policy but

Cons:

  • No Internet allowances during COVID time/WFH
  • No furniture allowance during COVID
  • No coupons for birthdays/anniversary etc.
  • No food / snacks
  • No travel allowance
  • No joining bonus

Pros:

  • Extremely good hike % every year. Even in layoffs most of them got 20 to 25% on average ( even with packages> 60)

  • Company closed the office from june 2020 till Dec 2022 due to covid. Management calculated all the office expenses like rent/lease, internet, panty etc.. and distributed equally to employees. This was not part of our CTC. I got around 12.5Lakh post tax in Jan

FluffyNugget
FluffyNugget
Plivo24mo

12.5L!? Which company?

JumpyNarwhal
JumpyNarwhal

M8 no way on Earth you should be complaining about this company after seeing those 2 Pros

SleepyNugget
SleepyNugget
Amazon24mo

Biometric attendance is a total no go. 🤕

SquishyDumpling
SquishyDumpling

Time to switch?

JazzyRaccoon
JazzyRaccoon
InMobi24mo

Dafuq do it companies have think kind of shit too ?

DancingPenguin
DancingPenguin
Student24mo

Why do you mention stealth? Mention the name of the company.

Also, too control hungry company, not a great culture if you want to drive innovation among employees.

SquishyDumpling
SquishyDumpling

It's like a startup at a very initial stage. Also, not comfortable naming the company.

Funny thing, they have an office in Mumbai and people are fucking travelling 3 hours on road just to get to office. Lol.

GroovyBoba
GroovyBoba

You do know this is how the world worked pre covid? Even while signing joining letter for a complete remote job they say that you can be asked to relocate when they want

SquishyDumpling
SquishyDumpling

I was explicitly told it'd be remote. Nevertheless, I signed up for this :/

TwirlyNoodle
TwirlyNoodle

Username checks out😂

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