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 :)