What's the most toxic thing you’ve seen in an Indian workplace?
Okay, let’s get real. We’ve all endured that moment in an Indian office where we thought, “Yep, this is peak toxicity.” Whether it’s the boss who thinks 9 PM is “just a quick call” time or the colleague who takes credit while throwing you under the bus—share your horror stories.
I’ll start: At my last job, the manager would publicly shame people in team meetings for minor mistakes. Like, full-on yelling matches over a typo in a PowerPoint. Bonus points for adding, “Beta, you’ll never succeed in life with this attitude” to really motivate us. Oh, and HR? They framed it as “constructive criticism.”
But the cherry on top was the Partner’s nephew getting promoted to lead a project he had zero qualifications for… while the rest of us worked weekends to fix his errors.
Your turn, share your experiences down below :)
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At my office, the boss insisted everyone stay until exactly 7:30 PM—no exceptions—even if your work was done. One day, I finished my tasks by 5 PM and asked to leave early. Boss said, “If you leave now, it’ll set a bad example. At least pretend to work till 7:30.”
The irony? Boss left at 6 PM sharp every day.
Then you could leave at 6 pm after boss leaves
The horny VP (male) at my firm only favors beautiful girls with hike, promotions and thrashes boys, men with more work.
My colleague got his pants torn during the day from the middle,
He asked his manager if he can go home .
Manager told" tum nange hokar work karr lo ,but ghar nahi jana bina kaam khatam kiye"
Poor fellow had to work till late evening and everybody was laughing at him