u/NullEKo

One day I had the worst period cramps and was absolutely buried under work. I hadn't even gotten up from my desk to even to pee because apparently leaving your chair for two minutes required a search warrant in that office. The workload got so bad that my chest actually started hurting. I told my AM, My chest hurts. I can't work anymore. One of my senior This man goes, "If it's hurting so much, let me press it for you." Trying to lighten the situation, I said, "Mera gala daba do ek baar, main khatam ho jaaungi." (Basically, "Just choke me once, I'll be done.") he looked at me and said something along the lines of, "Gale ke neeche daba doon toh theek ho jayega." While saying it, he gestured toward my chest.

And this wasn't even a one-off. This guy had absolutely no concept of personal space. He'd stand unnecessarily close, lean in, talk directly into my ear for absolutely no reason. Every interaction felt so uncomfortable

Then came Diwali. I wore a saree because... you know... it's Diwali.

First thing this man says when I walk in:

"I was expecting you'd wear a saree."

Cool. Weird. Whatever.

At the end of the day everyone was shaking hands before the holidays.

Guess who decided a handshake wasn't enough?

This man literally tried to hug me.

I physically moved away and shooed him off.

Corporate really said, "Here's your workload, your micromanagement, and a side of HR violations.

One day I had the worst period cramps and was absolutely buried under work. I hadn't even gotten up from my desk to even to pee because apparently leaving your chair for two minutes required a search warrant in that office. The workload got so bad that my chest actually started hurting. I told my AM, My chest hurts. I can't work anymore. One of my senior This man goes, "If it's hurting so much, let me press it for you." Trying to lighten the situation, I said, "Mera gala daba do ek baar, main khatam ho jaaungi." (Basically, "Just choke me once, I'll be done.") he looked at me and said something along the lines of, "Gale ke neeche daba doon toh theek ho jayega." While saying it, he gestured toward my chest.

And this wasn't even a one-off. This guy had absolutely no concept of personal space. He'd stand unnecessarily close, lean in, talk directly into my ear for absolutely no reason. Every interaction felt so uncomfortable

Then came Diwali. I wore a saree because... you know... it's Diwali.

First thing this man says when I walk in:

"I was expecting you'd wear a saree."

Cool. Weird. Whatever.

At the end of the day everyone was shaking hands before the holidays.

Guess who decided a handshake wasn't enough?

This man literally tried to hug me.

I physically moved away and shooed him off.

Corporate really said, "Here's your workload, your micromanagement, and a side of HR violations.

One day I had the worst period cramps and was absolutely buried under work. I hadn't even gotten up from my desk to even to pee because apparently leaving your chair for two minutes required a search warrant in that office. The workload got so bad that my chest actually started hurting. I told my AM, My chest hurts. I can't work anymore. One of my senior This man goes, "If it's hurting so much, let me press it for you." Trying to lighten the situation, I said, "Mera gala daba do ek baar, main khatam ho jaaungi." (Basically, "Just choke me once, I'll be done.") he looked at me and said something along the lines of, "Gale ke neeche daba doon toh theek ho jayega." While saying it, he gestured toward my chest.

And this wasn't even a one-off. This guy had absolutely no concept of personal space. He'd stand unnecessarily close, lean in, talk directly into my ear for absolutely no reason. Every interaction felt so uncomfortable

Then came Diwali. I wore a saree because... you know... it's Diwali.

First thing this man says when I walk in:

"I was expecting you'd wear a saree."

Cool. Weird. Whatever.

At the end of the day everyone was shaking hands before the holidays.

Guess who decided a handshake wasn't enough?

This man literally tried to hug me.

I physically moved away and shooed him off.

Corporate really said, "Here's your workload, your micromanagement, and a side of HR violations.

One day I had the worst period cramps and was absolutely buried under work. I hadn't even gotten up from my desk to even to pee because apparently leaving your chair for two minutes required a search warrant in that office. The workload got so bad that my chest actually started hurting. I told my AM, My chest hurts. I can't work anymore. One of my senior This man goes, "If it's hurting so much, let me press it for you." Trying to lighten the situation, I said, "Mera gala daba do ek baar, main khatam ho jaaungi." (Basically, "Just choke me once, I'll be done.") he looked at me and said something along the lines of, "Gale ke neeche daba doon toh theek ho jayega." While saying it, he gestured toward my chest.

And this wasn't even a one-off. This guy had absolutely no concept of personal space. He'd stand unnecessarily close, lean in, talk directly into my ear for absolutely no reason. Every interaction felt so uncomfortable

Then came Diwali. I wore a saree because... you know... it's Diwali.

First thing this man says when I walk in:

"I was expecting you'd wear a saree."

Cool. Weird. Whatever.

At the end of the day everyone was shaking hands before the holidays.

Guess who decided a handshake wasn't enough?

This man literally tried to hug me.

I physically moved away and shooed him off.

Corporate really said, "Here's your workload, your micromanagement, and a side of HR violations."

After 6 months, my 55-year-old manager told me I wasn't "good enough," and honestly, looking back, I'm convinced this man had a personal side quest dedicated to making my life miserable. I'm not even exaggerating

Now let me tell you how he made sure I never even got the chance to become "good enough."

Meetings? Nope.

Exhibitions? Nope.

Learning opportunities? Also, nope.

So apparently, I was expected to level up my career with negative XP.

Then came my favorite episode. The company rolled out a brand-new system. My entire team, including my manager, was struggling to figure it out. I was one of the few people who actually knew how to use it because in my team almost everyone I worked with was 40–55+ years old

I walked toward the conference room. My manager stopped me at the door and said,

"You don't need to come in." So there I was, standing outside the conference room like I'd forgotten the secret password.

A few moments later, the Chairman walked by, saw me standing there, and said,

Why are you standing here? Come inside. And he literally took me into the meeting himself.

Watching my manager's face after that deserves its own Emmy nominationAfter 6 months, my 55-year-old manager told me I wasn't "good enough," and honestly, looking back, I'm convinced this man had a personal side quest dedicated to making my life miserable. I'm not even exaggerating

Now let me tell you how he made sure I never even got the chance to become "good enough."

Meetings? Nope.

Exhibitions? Nope.

Learning opportunities? Also, nope.

So apparently, I was expected to level up my career with negative XP.

Then came my favorite episode. The company rolled out a brand-new system. My entire team, including my manager, was struggling to figure it out. I was one of the few people who actually knew how to use it because in my team almost everyone I worked with was 40–55+ years old

I walked toward the conference room. My manager stopped me at the door and said,

"You don't need to come in." So there I was, standing outside the conference room like I'd forgotten the secret password.

A few moments later, the Chairman walked by, saw me standing there, and said,

Why are you standing here? Come inside. And he literally took me into the meeting himself.

Watching my manager's face after that deserves its own Emmy nomination

After 6 months, my 55-year-old manager told me I wasn't "good enough," and honestly, looking back, I'm convinced this man had a personal side quest dedicated to making my life miserable. I'm not even exaggerating

Now let me tell you how he made sure I never even got the chance to become "good enough."

Meetings? Nope.

Exhibitions? Nope.

Learning opportunities? Also, nope.

So apparently, I was expected to level up my career with negative XP.

Then came my favorite episode. The company rolled out a brand-new system. My entire team, including my manager, was struggling to figure it out. I was one of the few people who actually knew how to use it because in my team almost everyone I worked with was 40–55+ years old

I walked toward the conference room. My manager stopped me at the door and said,

"You don't need to come in." So there I was, standing outside the conference room like I'd forgotten the secret password.

A few moments later, the Chairman walked by, saw me standing there, and said,

Why are you standing here? Come inside. And he literally took me into the meeting himself.

Watching my manager's face after that deserves its own Emmy nomination

After 6 months, my 55-year-old manager told me I wasn't "good enough," and honestly, looking back, I'm convinced this man had a personal side quest dedicated to making my life miserable. I'm not even exaggerating

Now let me tell you how he made sure I never even got the chance to become "good enough."

Meetings? Nope.

Exhibitions? Nope.

Learning opportunities? Also, nope.

So apparently, I was expected to level up my career with negative XP.

Then came my favorite episode. The company rolled out a brand-new system. My entire team, including my manager, was struggling to figure it out. I was one of the few people who actually knew how to use it because in my team almost everyone I worked with was 40–55+ years old

I walked toward the conference room. My manager stopped me at the door and said,

"You don't need to come in." So there I was, standing outside the conference room like I'd forgotten the secret password.

A few moments later, the Chairman walked by, saw me standing there, and said,

Why are you standing here? Come inside. And he literally took me into the meeting himself.

Watching my manager's face after that deserves its own Emmy nomination

After 6 months, my 55-year-old manager told me I wasn't "good enough," and honestly, looking back, I'm convinced this man had a personal side quest dedicated to making my life miserable. I'm not even exaggerating

Now let me tell you how he made sure I never even got the chance to become "good enough."

Meetings? Nope.

Exhibitions? Nope.

Learning opportunities? Also, nope.

So apparently, I was expected to level up my career with negative XP.

Then came my favorite episode. The company rolled out a brand-new system. My entire team, including my manager, was struggling to figure it out. I was one of the few people who actually knew how to use it because in my team almost everyone I worked with was 40–55+ years old

I walked toward the conference room. My manager stopped me at the door and said,

"You don't need to come in." So there I was, standing outside the conference room like I'd forgotten the secret password.

A few moments later, the Chairman walked by, saw me standing there, and said,

Why are you standing here? Come inside. And he literally took me into the meeting himself.

Watching my manager's face after that deserves its own Emmy nomination

After 6 months, my 55-year-old manager told me I wasn't "good enough," and honestly, looking back, I'm convinced this man had a personal side quest dedicated to making my life miserable.I'm not even exaggerating

Now let me tell you how he made sure I never even got the chance to become "good enough."

Meetings? Nope.

Exhibitions? Nope.

Learning opportunities? Also nope.

So apparently I was expected to level up my career with negative XP.

Then came my favorite episode. The company rolled out a brand-new system. My entire team, including my manager, was struggling to figure it out. I was one of the few people who actually knew how to use it because in my team almost everyone I worked with was 40–55+ years old

I walked toward the conference room. My manager stopped me at the door and said,

"You don't need to come in." So there I was, standing outside the conference room like I'd forgotten the secret password.

A few moments later, the Chairman walked by, saw me standing there, and said,

Why are you standing here? Come inside. And he literally took me into the meeting himself.

Watching my manager's face after that deserves its own Emmy nomination

I (25F) was working for a chemical company in Mumbai. At first I thought I joined a chemical company. Turns out I had accidentally enrolled in **Bigg Boss: Corporate Edition.**

Most of my team was much older than me, and I genuinely felt like I was under 24/7 CCTV surveillance.

God forbid I got up from my desk.

Need water? Suspicious.

Need to stretch? Suspicious.

Need to use the washroom? Immediate FBI investigation.

I'm not even kidding if I spent more than 10 minutes in the restroom, it felt like a search warrant had been issued. People would start asking where I was, looking for me, or questioning why I was away from my desk, what took so long.

It got to a point where even using the washroom made me anxious because I knew I'd probably have to explain myself afterward. According to them, I was probably escaping the country.

I (25F) was working for a chemical company in Mumbai. At first I thought I joined a chemical company. Turns out I had accidentally enrolled in **Bigg Boss: Corporate Edition.**

Most of my team was much older than me, and I genuinely felt like I was under 24/7 CCTV surveillance.

God forbid I got up from my desk.

Need water? Suspicious.

Need to stretch? Suspicious.

Need to use the washroom? Immediate FBI investigation.

I'm not even kidding if I spent more than 10 minutes in the restroom, it felt like a search warrant had been issued. People would start asking where I was, looking for me, or questioning why I was away from my desk, what took so long.

It got to a point where even using the washroom made me anxious because I knew I'd probably have to explain myself afterward. According to them, I was probably escaping the country.

I (25F) was working for a chemical company in Mumbai. At first I thought I joined a chemical company. Turns out I had accidentally enrolled in Bigg Boss: Corporate Edition.

Most of my team was much older than me, and I genuinely felt like I was under 24/7 CCTV surveillance.

God forbid I got up from my desk.

Need water? Suspicious.

Need to stretch? Suspicious.

Need to use the washroom? Immediate FBI investigation.

I'm not even kidding if I spent more than 10 minutes in the restroom, it felt like a search warrant had been issued. People would start asking where I was, looking for me, or questioning why I was away from my desk, what took so long.

It got to a point where even using the washroom made me anxious because I knew I'd probably have to explain myself afterward. According to them, I was probably escaping the country.

I (25F) was working for a chemical company in Mumbai. At first I thought I joined a chemical company. Turns out I had accidentally enrolled in Bigg Boss: Corporate Edition.

Most of my team was much older than me, and I genuinely felt like I was under 24/7 CCTV surveillance.

God forbid I got up from my desk.

Need water? Suspicious.

Need to stretch? Suspicious.

Need to use the washroom? Immediate FBI investigation.

I'm not even kidding if I spent more than 10 minutes in the restroom, it felt like a search warrant had been issued. People would start asking where I was, looking for me, or questioning why I was away from my desk, what took so long.

It got to a point where even using the washroom made me anxious because I knew I'd probably have to explain myself afterward. According to them, I was probably escaping the country.