Viral: LinkedIn post exposes Bengaluru workplace’s toxic micromanagement culture

In today’s relentless and competitive world, the need to do better than everyone else often translates into a toxic work culture. The pursuit of productivity at all costs has led to a culture where employees are overburdened with unrealistic expectations and constant scrutiny. A recent case from Bengaluru has highlighted this concerning trend as a tech professional took to LinkedIn, after being terminated from his role, to talk about his experience.





The Bengaluru-based techie talked about how his boss created a very toxic environment by micromanaging, overloading employees with work, and placing undue emphasis on minor mistakes.

In his post, he informed that he worked in the India office of an American workforce management company. Only 4 months into his job, he was terminated. He claimed, “I joined the company on September 9, 2024, with immense enthusiasm, bringing my prior experience from Amazon and Revolut.” Meanwhile, he was upfront during his interviews that he had no direct experience with SaaS (software as a service), adding that he was willing to learn.






However, as he started his job, he was given no mentorship or guidance and was expected to just know things. He wrote, “I was expected to perform at the same level as experienced employees without receiving adequate mentorship or training.” Further adding to this the ex-employee also claimed that his breaks were monitored to a point that he had to account for even a minute. He was also burdened with an “unrealistic” workload.

The lack of guidance caused the techie a lot of trouble. His system was designed such that a few minutes of inactivity would automatically put him offline. “Despite it being widely acknowledged that I was new to the system, the payroll process, and Salesforce, I received no constructive guidance on these tools or processes,” he said.






He also pointed out the problem of an unrealistic workload, stating he was tasked with handling 35 to 40 cases per week. Additionally, he was frequently required to work overtime, with tasks often assigned just minutes before his shift ended, forcing him to stay beyond his scheduled hours. And when he sought help from the management he was answered with, “You have to solve your open cases anyhow, any way you prefer”