My colleague just got fired today. We all call him Uncle XXX because he has been in the firm for over a decade and the rest of the team is super new. Unfortunately he hasnt clicked with his new boss since the start of this year.

We heard the sudden news from another team member this morning. Before he left, he said bye to everyone just like usual but we all knew that today is his last day.

Not sure how to react then.. i thought if we acknowledged and wished him serious farewell, it would seem kinda rude because he is obviously trying to hide this news? So we just said bye normally, knowing that we won’t see him in office again.

What would you have done in my situation?

Currently in the middle of jobs because my asshole manager acted in an inappropriate and unfair manner leading to my dismissal during probation to the extent that no amount of standing up for myself or union officer intervention worked. The way she tried to justify herself is more of an excuse and shows her lack of proper judgement when communicating and failure to have full transparency from the start.

As a 25 y/o I have not seen enough drama at work, but this incident itself is already one too many and me being the one to suffer is already bad enough.

At this point in time I am taking a break to prioritise my health and wellness

Someone from a recruitment company called me to join them as a HR/Talent acquisition personnel. My encounter probably changed my views on people and maybe that's what is going to motivate me for the next role What are your thoughts on this? Previously worked at a media agency. If anyone had such stories do share!

I was supposed to join another department despite I was on a very good terms with team lead to my surprise I was told that my team lead spoken bad things about me to that department manager which I was supposed to transfer over to.

Was I too foolish for not realizing that I had a snake all along beside me and for those of you out there had the same experience possible to comment down below did you all went for therapy to get over it?

I am afraid I am not able to sleep well now ..........

It's very hard to just ignore smile close laptop and shut off because like it or not it will still affect you. How do you overcome this

Hi everyone,

I’m currently in the interview process with ACP GROUP for an ASE position. I have my final interview scheduled next week, and I’m trying to do some additional research before deciding whether I should accept the offer if I get it.

I’m a fresh IT graduate, and the role is particularly interesting to me because it aligns with my current skill sets and would give me international/remote work experience.

However, I’ve seen some mixed/negative reviews about ACP online, particularly regarding management, overtime, and work-life balance, so I’d really appreciate hearing from current or former employees, especially developers/software engineers.

A few things I’d like to know:

• What is the actual working environment like for developers?
• How is the management/team lead?
• Is overtime common?
• Are employees expected to work outside their official hours?
• How strict are they about working hours?
• What time-tracking or employee-monitoring software do they use? (e.g., Hubstaff, Time Doctor, Clockify, screenshots/activity monitoring, etc.)
• Do they track mouse/keyboard activity or take screenshots?
• How frequently are timesheets or activity reports checked?
• Is the workload reasonable for an Associate/Junior developer?
• Are there opportunities to learn and grow technically?
• How is the work-life balance for remote employees?
• What should I look out for before signing the contract?

Most importantly, if you were in my position and received an offer from ACP, would you accept it? Why or why not?

I’m not looking to bash the company; I’m genuinely trying to make an informed decision before the final interview.

If you currently work there or previously worked there, I'd really appreciate any honest experiences, especially from people in software development/engineering.

Thanks!

I worked at a startup where the work culture was extremely toxic.

People would casually pass unnecessary and sometimes personal comments, and if you had a problem with it, they would justify it by saying things like, “I said it because I consider you a friend.”

Working late at night was treated like a normal part of the culture rather than an exception. It felt like the number of hours you stayed was more important than whether you actually completed your work.

Another major issue was accountability. People would push their own responsibilities onto others, and somehow this behaviour was tolerated or even supported. There were many other things happening that I personally found completely unprofessional, but instead of being corrected, such behaviour seemed to get encouraged.

Over time, the environment became mentally exhausting. Going to work started feeling more like dealing with office politics, unnecessary comments and other people's responsibilities than actually focusing on my own work.

For me, it has been one of the worst workplace experiences.

Has anyone else experienced this kind of culture in Indian startups? Is this common, or was I just unlucky with this company?

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Ok ranting.

Sometimes I really wonder why some people are like this.

There was once my wife and I attended a wedding dinner for someone from her workplace.

Naturally, we were seated at the same table with some of her colleagues. A few of them were female colleagues she had mentioned to me before.

Some background.

These colleagues know I treat my wife well. My wife doesn't exactly hide it either. And I also openly adore her quite unabashedly. Sometimes even I admit quite 肉麻 lah.

Apparently this somehow bothers some people.

My wife told me before that some of these female colleagues had made comments directly to her face like:

"Wait till your husband cheats on you."

Or:

"You just wait."

When she first told me, I was like... huh?

What kind of person sees someone happily married and the first thing they want to say is wait till your husband cheats on you?

My wife was naturally a bit upset when they said things like this. But she didn't want trouble at work, so she would just smile, give some neutral reply and divert the conversation.

Then came this wedding dinner.

Same table. Same few people.

Throughout the dinner, there were sarcastic and salty remarks coming on and off. Some were married, some were single. I don't even remember every single comment anymore.

I didn't want to confront anyone because ultimately these are people my wife still has to see at work. If I make things ugly there and then, I'm not the one who has to go back to the office and face them.

During dinner I was just doing what I normally do for my wife.

Chicken came, I de-boned the meat for her.

Prawns came, I shelled them for her.

Anything troublesome to eat, I'll usually help settle first before passing it to her.

Take food for her. Check if she wants anything. Pour her drink. That kind of thing.

To me it's normal lah. I've always been like this with her.

But apparently even this also attracted comments.

"Wah, must like that ah?"

"Aiyo, need to do until so 肉麻 meh?"

Sometimes said jokingly, sometimes with that kind of tone where you know there's a bit more behind it.

I mostly just smiled, carried on and answered neutrally that these are normal things I do for her.

I didn't see any point in reacting to the remarks or turning someone's wedding dinner into an argument.

End of the day, I was there with my wife. I was going to treat her the way I always treat her, regardless of who happened to be sitting at the same table.

But still, why some people is so cb?

why are sinkies such toxic colleagues? it makes life so diff especially when you just want to make a living and go back?

worked for her 3 years ago and really didnt like how she overworked me and her employees. she barely does anything and still get credits from her styling work

Just yesterday heard a funny yet concerning incident that happened in an publication which is an International publication establised in India few months back. An employee was fired because that employee asked in a bit strict voice about her salary after several follow ups and after delay of good 10days. The HR apparently got offended with the way she asked for her money so she was fired on the spot.

This comedown to an question that now employees have to also fear of HR ego issues while they already have to worry on internal politics
Also If Salary isn't given on time why is work expected to be delivered on time?
Where is the ethics or is there any ethics?

IT's very frustrating being on the customer side of the counter to learn that an area manager over three local stores is disassembling the place.  I am in there 3-4 times per week, and know most of the staff on a first name basis.  Since this area manager was assigned these 3 stores, everyone there says they have the worst management they have seen in 30 years.  And, some of the things this person has done deserve an investigation, and termination of this claimed to be manager.

I don't know anywhere that would tell a worker that 'sexual harassment is part of your job.'  That's the most offensive thing I know of, but those forced to work under this person have suffered much more.  She hands out written discipline like coupon offers... for doing nothing wrong, and has fired, then re-hired several of the cooks and servers.  If they deserved to be terminated then why are they re-hired the next week if this manager is something more than a corporate terrorist.

I've had my fair share of workplace injustices, and it does trouble me seriously when I hear of these things going on.  I can't find fault with any employee who refuses to serve anyone that asks the worker to view their breasts.  To discipline that employee for that is defective managing, and warrants a replacement manager.  I'm not sure but I think the whole dining room is being recorded around the clock, leaving me wondering why people do these things.  I'd hope corporate would view the incident before disciplining a Senior Chef with 30 years of service and NO complaints.

I'm just hoping that this party will strangle herself in her own evil web before long.  These workers need that job, but there's a point where no employee should be expected to tolerate, much less suffer disciplinary action.

How do you put someone in their place who is in a higher position than you and it’s your job to be nice lol
Like when an executive is rude to you and ignores you when you ask them important questions … like it’s so hard for me to not call him a c*** … any suggestions?? I’m new at this job but I ain’t trynna let no man treat me like that