DancingBanana

Want to know about Paytm Culture before taking the bluepill

Title. Got an offer at Paytm as a product manager - and I’ve heard generally negative things. But no specifics of the story/culture.

I come from a startup so I understand that long hours/weekend work is the common norm. But what else is bad about PayTm’d product management teams? Your specific inputs would help me make an informed decision 😌😁

My non negotiable is no swearing/personal humiliation and a good leave policy (my current company barely has like 10 org wide leaves in the holiday calendar - including the national holidays).

What is the work like there? Any other details/anecdotes would help

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GoofySushi

PayTM13d

Product manager role is a punching bag role at Paytm. You will be held responsible for every dam wrong thing. Be ready for humiliation and managers are like vultures waiting to eat your credit. Long working hours is not the problem, issue is internal politics. And on the top of it be always ready for layoffs, every 3-4 months they prepare list for firing. So you never know when you cone under radar

DancingBanana

Stealth12d

Yes but thats the role is in general. PMs are always held accountable for things theyve done. Credit stealing im used to and okay with. Doesnt matter if you’re gonna bounce anyway after a year maybe 😀. What is the situation with layoffs? And generally what kind of a paymaster is Paytm?

GoofyUnicorn

PayTM13d

It's good buddy. Go and join ..good

DancingBanana

Stealth12d

Dude you dont have to be sarcastic or a jerk about it if you dont have a meaningful contribution to make. Im actually looking for meaningful bits of data to guide my decision. Not all toxicity is equal and if I’m cool walking into a cess pit of bs as is evidently put forward by everyone online, then you should be too.

GoofyUnicorn

PayTM12d

What is sarcastic here dude...go and join ..it's good. What's wrong in it

SparklyHamster

PayTM11d

You’re fine as long as you don’t have face time with the big man himself. Then your world spins around you as he shocks you with his rudeness and zamindari attitude. He will call you at a moment’s notice on weekends onto his Zoom. God save you if you’re not available. It’s the place where one typically feels least respected in their career timeline.

SquishyQuokka

Gojek11d

This is the realest shit

ZestyPenguin

Sapiens13d

I had worked in Paytm all I can say is worst. Product managers keep changing due to nonsense management

DancingUnicorn

PayTM13d

Can't say about product team, but in my experience, have only logged in on weekends maybe 2-3 times in 1.5 years

Sometimes, the managers do create unnecessary urgency /pressure, specially during MBR time, but you can manage if you're good at your work. Sometimes you do get in a soup due to other stakeholders complacency/ negligence.

Swearing /Gali galoch/crass language etc. happens but no humiliation / personal attacks on me yet (Can't say about others)

Leaves were never an issue, always was allowed to take planned/emergency leaves without any repercussions

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