r/IndianWorkplace

I used to work at a WITCH company where I had to beg for leaves if it was more than 1 day per month, because my manager would go on & on about billing loss, project leave limit being 5%/month and so on. About 6 months back, I got an opportunity at a product-based company in Bangalore and made the switch.

Now, there was a reason and I needed to take a week-long leave. When I approached my manager to discuss it, he simply said, "Sure, I'll approve it. Just remind me a week before so I can assign a backup." I was super surprised, I was expecting some level of back and forth, but he didn't even ask me the reason for the leave.

So I work in a fairly large company. I get a period leave/month, which I usually take cause my periods are usually pretty bad. Now my manager claims I’ve taken 25+ in the last 6/7 months which is not possible according to the system itself 💀😂 he set up a meeting with me and escalated it regarding period leaves etc, then he told me to inform him in advance about my period leave as I would know prior when it would be starting.

Next day, we had a team dinner and I was not in the mood due to all this ongoing conflict. I said I won’t be coming and he forced me because he is a scared loser. He booked the cab for me to be there.

I am sick and tired of him. I need some support to be able to complain because I don’t think I can be like this any longer.

One of the US based Investment groups and we were discussing about staffing and resources. I found few points worthy to look into as it may trouble Indian IT industry:

1. Required resources are already reduced due to usage of AI and after 5 years it may go almost half. 
2. Salaries in India have risen tremendously for developers with 4-5 years experience. It’s as good as hiring green resource in US especially from Texas region where salaries are not that high and in most cases, US freshers are equivalent to 3-4 years experienced Indian developers.
3. Hiring freshers from US provides good timezone overlap and entrepreneurs within his network said that this new generation of US are smart, hardworking and works 8-10 hours sincerely (without phones as compared to India) and also provide support in weekends when pre-planned. Many releases are planned on weekends.
4. LATAM turning into an important IT hub since past couple of years due to nearshore (same timezone). So they prefer Senior Developers from there by paying 30% premium than India.

 

So what’s your take on this as majority of Indian software companies rely on US market. We are already seeing big layoffs as well as silent layoffs in India. Demand of few new technologies are high but after couple of years, salaries for those technologies will also go low (almost like React). Do you see this as one-off scenario or there are high chances of this?

2025 B.Tech CSE Passout.

Joined one of the Big 4's as an SAP Analyst.

I was trained in CPI (Middle-wear module of SAP in a nutshell) and later I got an option to work as a PMO in one of the projects.

Job is really hectic and my boss is really scary. He keeps scolding me and shouting at me even though I try my best to do it.

I have been working everyday atleast till 7:30 to 8 PM in office, then I come back to my accommodation and work again till 10-11 PM. Sometimes it crosses 12.

He keeps scolding me and I'm soo tired.

I'm not soo good technically and now, after the project kicks off, he wants me to transition to Junior Java Developer. When I told him that I'm bad at it, he is giving me an option to be released from the project.

I am really bad at programming, I somehow survived college my just memorizing code or writing some random things.

This is predominantly a support project where this certain software is used by many other clients, so we need to close the tickets from all these clients and their issues coming from this software.

Can I survive? should I just go to the bench. and try for something else. I need to give an answer by tomorrow. I really need an understanding and your help as to how I go by.

I am a fresher, so it's hard to get a project and I need to be fluid enough. But this is too much.

Please tell me what to do and how I go by.

What is expected from a junior java developer in a majorly support-project like the one I explained on the top.

Help.

I don't even want to go to the office tomorrow.

I’m working as an HVAC Design Engineer focused on hyperscale data centers, and I’ve been at my first company for about 2 years now. Honestly, I was never very strong in the thermal side back in college, and I joined this role kind of half-heartedly.

Even after 2 years, I still feel like I don’t fully know what I’m doing, and I keep questioning whether I’m on the right path or if I should quit altogether.

Last week, I was assigned a new project, and instead of feeling excited, I’ve just been anxious about how I’m going to handle it—especially things like calculations and pipe routing. My manager is permanently WFH, so I also feel a bit on my own.

A few nights ago, I woke up in the middle of the night with my mind racing about the project—like my subconscious was trying to figure everything out. This went on for 3–4 days, and it’s been giving me a lot of anxiety.

I’m not sure if this is just part of the learning curve, imposter syndrome, or a sign that I’m not suited for this field.

Has anyone else gone through something similar early in their career? How did you deal with it?

Posting on behalf of my friend (she's lowkey shy and doesn't use Reddit or any social media).

She graduated from a basic programming course from DU. She was a strong student till 12th grade, but COVID hit her acads and she couldn't put in much effort during college.

She's been working as a Customer Support executive at Cognizant for the past 4 months. The pay is very low (₹25K + incentives) less than what a cab driver make and the work culture is tough as you shift wise makes it difficult for every individual.

She wants to switch to a better company with a decent salary. For example, she heard Amex pays well for the same Customer Support role.

Can anyone guide her on how to break out of this loop and grow in the corporate world? She's ready to learn new skills and get any certifications needed and also which field she should proceed with.
Edit:Open to hear if anyone had similar experience and broke into decent paying jobs.

I have been an employee in this company for 6 months, into which I got placed as soon as I graduated. Prior to my full time employment, I had completed the internship(basically training) on dotnet and angular for 3 months. As soon as I got the full time employment I was also taken into a project and everything was going good, was what I thought. I was assigned to a manager who is actually the team lead of my current team. She is my only poc and any doubts, i can only approach her. As I was trained on the dotnet, it was planned that I will be given the developer responsibilities. They said the KT will only start after the client VM and code base setup and I was given the client side username and first half of the password 2 months after fte and was waiting for the second half and was said to take the other half from my manager. Since my manager was busy and the client side manager was also busy, I was given the second half of the password a month later. After getting the credentials to the client's VM it turns out my laptop doesn't have the required software to run and took 1 week to get it installed(had to wait for the approvals). In the VM I also had to wait for 2 - 3 weeks for the installation of VS code, visual studio and MSSQL server and another week for the GitHub repo access and few more weeks for the custom client libraries of dotnet. It has been more than 6 months and I still was not given the KT and all I know about the client is that they run an insurance company. This is the case with all the newly joined ppl who are supposed to be developers, in fact, I am the only one with the VM access across all the newly joined developers. Only the newly joined testers were given tasks and doing the work everyday. Whenever I ask my manager(team lead) for any progress, she says that she and all the client side members are busy and will get back to me as soon as the work is done. I was also asked to come to office everyday and all I do is sit and procastinate in the phone.

On top of all this, as I am not a native of Chennai, I had frequent fevers and stomach infection due to the weather, food and water; again on top of this I am having panic as I am vulnerable to being laid off considering the current market situation, which is worsening my health.

Even if I want to switch i literally have no experience and this is adding no weight to the resume, am i stuck here or is there anything I can do? I am open to any suggestions and advice, please help me out. Thanking you.

tldr: first job, been 6 months in the company, no work, been idle, new location, bad health due to the new place, no work means no experience, what do I do, need advice or suggestions.

I saw an opening in our internal portal for a job located outside India (in EU). I reached to my senior manager who put in a more than good word for me to the hiring manager. The hiring manager and I had an initial call and while it went okay he expressed a concern that since this job involves travel to China, my passport might be an issue.

anyway we had the next round. while the interview went okay I was upfront that I am new to the domain. the domain they are working in is the next version of the domain I am in. anyway I happened to be in the country where the office is located and after 3 days of no update, wrote to the hiring manager that I am physically available. He arranged for a coffee meeting along with the other member who was in the interview panel.

We walked around the office and the hiring manager said "Not saying it for sure but suppose we are ready to train you on the domain because it is all about how you apply but you hate the job or hate the country, what then". I did try to convince him that I wish to migrate and this role and the place would be a growth for me in terms of profession and personal challenge.

We reached to the entrance of their building (I was visiting a different team as purpose of my visit located in a different building) and the hiring manager asked me if I would like to see the workspace. after the tour it was a bit awkward. no "we will stay in touch" or whatever.

I typed in the scenario on AI tools and it believes I need to follow up with the hiring manager. my partner thinks if they want to hire me then they will reach out and as someone who has done a lot of hirings myself, I know if its not a hell yes then its a no. however this is not a straightforward situation therefore I cannot blame the manager for not going back and forth.

what should I do next ?

I have been working at a corporate hospital as Medical officer. management is very informal and has a history of terminating orthopaedic doc, another senior MO, termination of senior anesthetist when he expressed his grievances which was taken back somehow.

false issues were made against me thru' one paramedical department. HR's suggested to look for another employment which i accepted, called him out on his way of addressing me informally while discussion. It was agreed by HR and HOD thay i will be utilising my leaves. there was no proper reason for them to ask me to seek alternative employment. but later SL were not considered. i want to send a mail to management to refute things and make a complaints against them.

But the HR may give me a bad experience letter.

if i send the grievance email now, what can be the repercussions except for experience letter being delayed or given with bad impression.

can they mess with my PF?

thanks and regards

Hi everyone, I need some help here.

So I texted a potential employer on LinkedIn and asked them if there’s an opening (in my profession, we directly reach out to the employer, it’s more effective).

They responded to my text and asked me about my interests, skills, previous experience and contact details. I gave it all to them, and they left me on seen. I sent a follow up text but they didn’t see it yet. It’s been 4 days.

Should I follow up again or just leave it? Will it be too desperate if I follow up? I really want to work with that company.

Please give suggestions.

Hi folks,

I am doing an internship in a company at Gurugram. My internship is ending soon and I would have to go the office there to complete the formalities.

I was planning that I may hand out physical CV's for my next internship. Will it work? If so, how should I move forward with it?

share other ways except online job portals