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So I had a technical interview in a product based business analyst role of a big fintech company. Now, when I received the JD or the call, there was no mention of a bond by the HR.
Now, in the first technical round, the interviewer told me if this role has a bond of 2 years, would you be comfortable? ofc i said yes
Now when the 2nd technical round happened, there was no mention of the bond and neither did I ask because I thought it would not be the right place.
I am pretty confident of making it to the HR round, so at the end of the meeting, should I ask about the bond? Plus, I want to pursue an MBA soon, so if there is a bond that exists...what are the implications of it?
ps - this is the only interview call and of my interest that I have got after applying for so many jobs for months after tanking some tier 1 mba call interviews along with being a grad in 2025 ...so yeah stuck in this dilemma please help me out

This is my first job and I have worked for 1.5 years, due to less salary and less growth, I have decided to take a gap and study for CAT so I can pursue MBA from next year. I want to quit in the safest way possible...

I'm about to start my corporate journey soon and would love some advice from people who've been there.

What's one thing you wish you knew before starting?

Also, everyone says networking is important, but how do you actually make meaningful professional connections? And more importantly, how do you build relationships with people who could eventually refer you for opportunities? How do you ask for a referral without making it awkward? 😭

Any tips, mistakes to avoid, or lessons learned would be really appreciated!

My work time is from 9 to 6.30. As it was busy season my manager told me to extend an extra 1 hr,as I was an idiot I said okay to that. So last week everyday I left the office at 8 PM.So yesterday I asked her that I will continue this work on Monday as it will not finish that day so she told me to send the pending docs mail to ask the client. As I'm new to this job. I don't know what all documents are needed so I have been asking her if this is needed or not. She was in another meeting with ceo so she was seeing the msg and not replying. I told her that I need to leave today at 7.30 due to an emergency.She is not checking the msg in teams and in WhatsApp I called her still not responding. Note it's already 7.45. now there is a call with the ceo for everyone (note it is already 7.45 after working hr).he goes on lecturing about some other stupid stuffs. I don't understand that if he wants to give us a lecture then he could have give before the working hr ends . Right?

and I left the office at 8 and my manager texted me to send the pending docs by night as I told I won't be able to sent today I will sent on Monday. She is telling me I need to give that on Saturday morning not Monday. I told her I don't have a laptop with me. I don't know she is calling me . Just put my phone in aeroplane mode.I don't know what to do about this. I:m thinking I will loose my job. They are expecting me to work as a robot without giving free time

Note-I won't get paid for the extra hrs I worked.

Hi everyone,

I'm currently working in a contract role and am expecting an offer letter from another company in the next 1–2 days. However, my background verification (BGV) is still in progress.

For my current job, I don't have a PF account, but I have honestly provided all my employment details, including HR and reporting manager information.

My concern is whether I should resign after receiving the offer letter or wait until the BGV is completed.

I'm worried that if I resign and later the BGV fails for some reason, the company might revoke the offer and I could end up without a job.

I also have another question: since I have provided my HR and reporting manager's details, will they receive verification emails/calls while I am still employed, or does that usually happen only after I resign or join the new company?

Has anyone faced a similar situation? How strict is BGV for contract employees when the employment details are genuine but there is no PF record?

Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I started working after I graduated in this company, I worked from October to March (6 months)..... Due to poor technical lead and continuous abuses I had to abscond that organisation, they had my first PF account created and all....

Then again after gap of 2 years I landed another job and I am still working here for more than 3 years now....

I got an offer letter after interviews and all....bgv pending and I have submitted form 16 as proof of service certificate as had to mention the first employer due to PF account.

My question is in company offer letter it is mentioned they need relieving letter / service certificate or experience letter from all past employers, how can I convey what I went thru or that I absconded and cannot get relieving letter from my first organisation.

Please help....

I have just got a job offer from a pharma company in telesales as a fresher. The CTC is 19k a month 15mins drive from home and 14 days of paid leaves in a year. Monday to Saturday working. They are also asking me to sign one year bond which is okay to me. They are asking to join on Monday.

I have got another call for an interview for content writer position which I am excited about and kinda passionate about content creation. About 20 mins away 5 days working and 24 days of paid leaves with 15-17k range. They are asking for interview on Monday.

Please help me get over this conundrum.

Hey, in 2024 I worked at a small startup for about one month and absconded.This company has created a pf account . Didn't collect any experience/relieving letter. After 2 years I got selected at a company and they are asking for past 10 years of employment . How should I go about it? I have emailed them and explained my problem . Waiting for the response. Does it create a huge problem? I got currently placed at a big 4. How strict are they?

TL; DR- I screwed up an introduction call with a senior employee because I assumed he was grilling me unnecessarily.

I recently joined a company (I don't wish to reveal the details to maintain anonymity) after finishing MBA. I got placed in a relatively senior role. My manager asked me to connect with other people working on her level so that I get an overall sense of what's going on in the team before I start my work.

My third or fourth day at the office, they hosted a team lunch. During the lunch, I met one of the guys whom my manager asked me to talk to. At first I told him I'm a new joinee and he was very warm and welcoming, joking around etc. However, while we were having lunch, something suddenly changed. I guess he asked another senior employee (also on my manager's level) about me and what I'm going to be doing. His demeanor changed and he got serious and started asking me about my technical qualifications. I got a slight inkling that it could be jealousy. This man has 20 years of work experience in the company and here I am, some kid with just 6 years work experience and I'm placed in the level just below him. However, I do have a tendency to assume malicious intent where there is none so I let it go and moved on.

A couple of days later, I had my one on one connect with him as my manager asked me to (it was a Teams call). Since we already met once face to face, I thought we didn't need any formal intro. I said hi, how are you and I started talking about why I scheduled the call. He stopped me and said, "First tell me about yourself. I have no idea what's your background. Tell me what role you're here to do. What's your experience etc etc." The tone here caught me off guard but I maintained composure and told him that I'm not yet sure what I'm going to do since my manager hasn't told me. I gave him an executive summary of my career before MBA. Then he started asking me about my technical capabilities. I told him what they were and I assumed we were good to go but he didn't back off. He kept asking me in depth about what I did with each technology. When I explained, he was like "Okay so you did only this much with X? So you did this much with Y?" I answered a little bit but after a point it started to feel like this guy was interviewing me. I finally put my foot down and said "Okay let me clarify the agenda of this call. I'm merely trying to understand what is the work that we do here. Like I said, I'm not sure what I'm going to be doing here yet so if that's what you're trying to understand, you can contact my manager." I know this is a bit direct and basically the corporate speak for "You're not interviewing me so stfu" but he was getting on my nerves. Maybe I was wrong to assume malicious intent but this call put together with his attitude during team lunch made me feel like he was being a d!ck because he's insecure. Maybe I'm completely wrong though and he was merely trying to get to know more about my background.

Anyway, he obviously got offended at what I said. He started giving me a long lecture about how technical skills are important at senior level also and about how he does 3-4 new joinee introductions every week and this is by far the most difficult intro call he's ever been part of etc. Realising that I offended him, I told him "No, I'm simply clarifying to you what the agenda of the call is because you seem to be asking me for my whole resume." (Maybe this wasn't the de-escalation that I thought it was). He replied with "Yeah you're asking me for my resume so isn't that fair I ask you for yours?" I so wasn't asking him for his whole resume but he went on to justify by saying "I just need to know what you're an expert in so I can give you a relevant briefing." Which I think is bs because my initial elevator pitch should have been enough for that but I guess it was an attempt to de-escalate from his side so I agreed with him. I then gave him a detailed walkthrough of my resume.

From there, the call went somewhat smoother. He half heartedly and quickly explained everything his team does in a single breath (too fast for me to make a note of anything). We then finished the call on (at least what I hope was) a good note. I thanked him and he wished me good luck.

IDK if I'm at fault for the call going poorly at first. I hope I saved it in time and I am really worried how my tenure here is going to be now that I managed to piss off a guy with such a huge experience and working on the same level as my manager.

Too Long, didn't read (TL; DR)- I screwed up an introduction call with a senior employee because I assumed he was grilling me unnecessarily.

So i left my job about 6 months ago due to burn out. I had very little salary and the work was also not great. The manager had huge ego, ran the team like his personal minions, shouted at people, blamed others, planned team outings (where we had to pay, since this was not company sponsored) so he can have fun and everything else you can think of. After one and half month, i had offers with good hikes (100% ). After i joined, i met with my friends from old company. We all got college placement in old company under same manager. I told them about my new job and they were happy for me. News got to my manager and he blew up. Apparently resigning because of burn out means i should wait before joining again. Then my friends started using my example to hint him how they are being under paid. He started panicking thinking all 5 of my friends will start leaving soon. Started calling them to inquire about their well-being, is they needed anything. So he promised them good hike, work from home whenever they want etc. mind you this is the same guy who shamed them for taking one week vacation after 2 years, saying people who go on vacation when there is work pending are not loyal. Yesterday i met my friends again, they got 50% hike and some benefits. More say in their work etc. but i told them how the manager is egoistic and he will take revenge when he gets chance. They were optimistic saying the work is so hectic only they can do. Anyway i am happy that at least with my resignation, something good happened for them.

Do you guys also horror stories with your managers.

A few days ago, I saw another civil engineer on Reddit talk about being mentally exhausted because of a 6-day work week. It gave me the courage to share my own story.

Company name: [MEGHA ENGINEERING INFRASTRUCTURE LTD, MEIL]
A 67,000₹ cr valuation company is treating employees as garbage.

I’m 25 years old, a B.Tech Civil Engineering graduate from a reputed college, with 3 years of experience.

This is my reality:

₹23,000/month salary.
6-day work week.
3-month notice period.

The salary is painful. The 6-day work week is exhausting.

But what breaks me is feeling trapped.

If I resign today, I still have to serve a 3-month notice period. If I can’t complete it, I have to compensate the company for the unserved notice period as per my employment contract. It feels like even leaving comes at a huge cost.

When I finally told my manager how difficult things had become, his answer was just:

“Quit the job.”

That sentence has stayed with me.

Sometimes I wonder if our time, our mental health, and our lives have any value at all.

I’m not asking for luxury.

I’m asking for dignity.

Fair pay.

A 5-day work week.

Reasonable notice periods.

Why can’t we Indians unite against this human exploitation? If someone is always there to fulfill your position doesn’t mean to exploit them by them granted .

What follows is a long post, please be patient. I am in distress and I need experienced people to guide me.

For many years I was employed in the Fintech industry as a product manager. I stepped back from professional work and got into my family business some time back we winded it up and I managed to get a position again in a Fintech company as a product manager.

Something happened here that has me worried. Due to work related issues I got into argument with a lady colleague. It was a heated argument but I stayed completely civil in terms of the words I used. It lasted for maybe 10 minutes and then we both let it go. My other colleagues who were within earshot later told me that this person often gets into arguments in office, she has major family problems at home and is disturbed by it.

A day later I got a call from a police station where the officer told me that a complaint has been filed against me and that I need to visit the station in order to read and understand the complaint. I consulted my cousin who is a lawyer and he told me not to worry and just go to the station to hear out the matter. He made a call to officer, spoke to him briefly, and told me not to worry its an NC - non cognizable.

Upon reaching the police station the PSI spoke to me very very politely and showed me the complaint. The gist of the complaint is - that I regularly get angry with this lady at work and I threaten her with damaging her car, slashing the tires, and last time in anger I said I will burn her house down. I told the PSI that all of this is not true that there were witnesses at work. I got very upset and was on the verge of crying. The PSI was very polite and he told me that nothing happens of the NC, no investigation no prosecution no witnesses nothing. Its like a record of events that a person found threatening to her safety but no crime has happened. He did not give me a copy nor did he let me take a photograph of the NC with my phone. He let me read the entire document and asked me to sign simply stating that I have read this document and have been explained what is written in it. Then I left.

Later I spoke to my cousin (the lawyer) he told me that as far as the NC is concerned I have nothing to worry about legally. Then the next day I went to the HR business partner at work and I told her everything that has happened. She told me she will talk to her seniors and figure out what will be done within the company. She spoke to my boss and both of them approved work from home for me for a period of two weeks simply to make sure that the lady who filed the complaint and I are physically separated until they figure out what has actually happened. My colleagues at work later called me and told me that they all spoke to HR and gave a correct and accurate description of everything that transpired. Everyone spoke in my favour including other women who work in the office. HR has called me and told me that absolutely no action will be taken against me and for the sake of peace at work I should continue with the 2 week WFH.

As far as my employment is concerned, my mind is at rest. I will talk to my cousin and some other legal people I know to find out if an NC can be challenged or quashed. But right now I don't know if it is possible and how long it will take.

My question:

This all has happened just in the last few days. I am genuinely worried about the future. If in the future an employer does a background check what will happen, will they discover that an NC police complaint has been lodged against me? what are the implications of this on my career. I am completely ignorant about these matters and currently I am extremely stressed. Anyone with knowledge and experience of such things please give any comments or advice. Thanks in advance.

TL;DR - Someone filed a false NC against me in police station. I am concerned about future employment and BGV

So our small team of 16 in a reletively big market research company posted an opening for a low/opening level position. It's jus' been a few days (not even a week literally). The posting was for an associate at a CTC of ₹3.8LPA.

In conversation with the reporting manager, the update on the posting comes up and the manager mentions that overnight the number of applicants jumped from 150+ to 500+

That is when the current state of our job market hit me - people are willing to take chances with low pay n grunt work posting and companies know that, further incentivising to keep the pay low. As for the quality of the applicants, well only time will tell...

Throwaway account for obvious reasons.
I need to vent and honestly, I need an exit strategy before I lose my sanity. I joined Masters’ Union about 7 months ago through a campus placement. I came in ready to grind. In just my first 6 months, I generated around ₹30 Lakhs in revenue driving enrollments for their "premium" programs like PGP Bharat. I literally brought in 5x my CTC.
You’d think they would be thrilled, right? Wrong.
I’ve just been put on my third Performance Improvement Plan (PIP).The system isn't just broken; it is actively designed to burn people out and push them to the edge so the company doesn't have to pay out incentives or offer real growth.
Here is the brutal reality of working here:
We are pushed to scam people: The sales tactics we are pressured to use are straight-up unethical. We are essentially forced to sell fake dreams to vulnerable people just to hit ridiculous enrollment targets.
The culture is a meat grinder: Attrition is absolutely through the roof. People are dropping like flies because management does not care about you as a human being. You are just a disposable cog in their revenue machine.
Zero Ethics: The entire operation feels like a facade. They market themselves as this revolutionary, elite institution, but behind the scenes, it’s a toxic boiler room operating on unethical practices.
I refuse to compromise my own morals to trick people into dropping lakhs on a program, and I am exhausted from being punished for it despite carrying my weight in pure revenue.
I’m currently upskilling(product management program)have a strong background in data (Power BI,)and I’m desperate to transition into a Business Analyst or Product Manager role or an operations role just to get away from this toxic sales environment.
Has anyone else survived a meat-grinder like this? How do you explain a 7-month stint on a resume when the reality is that the company is just a scam? Any advice or referrals for decent, ethical companies in Gurugram would be a lifesaver right now.
TL;DR: Working for a hyped-up B-school. Brought in massive revenue. Got put on my 3rd PIP in 7 months because the culture is a toxic, unethical boiler room. Trying to escape before my soul completely leaves my body.

Hello all,

I currently have 2 job offers.

One role is in an internal team, needs to relocate to other place and CTC offered is 50% more than the current CTC. Everything is fixed.no variable.

The other role is with a witch company, working with their client. CTC is 70% more than current and has variable pay 15%. The job location is the current city.

What would you guys choose in the above scenario if relocation is not an issue?

Need advice regarding revised joining date and offer letter

I had an offer letter with an original joining date, but due to some personal reasons I requested HR to postpone it. HR approved it over email and confirmed my new joining date. I had already signed and returned the original offer letter before this.

Now I'm wondering if I should ask for a revised offer letter with the new joining date, or if the HR email confirmation is enough.

My main concern is whether this could create any issues during background verification (BGV) in the future if my offer letter has one date but my actual joining date is different.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? Is this normal, or should I request an updated offer letter just to be safe?