Severely below-market compensation - Salaries significantly lag industry standards (6-7 LPA vs 12-15 LPA for equivalent roles)
Poor career progression - Promotions only offered when employees resign and receive competing offers; no internal advancement despite taking on senior-level responsibilities
Weak technical leadership - Leaders lack basic development skills and computer science fundamentals despite years of experience
Toxic management culture - Public verbal abuse, micromanagement, and blame-shifting to developers for management failures
Unclear strategic direction - Random feature requests from leadership without proper analysis or understanding of existing systems
Ineffective middle management - Business analysts create tickets without actual analysis; product management lacks coherent strategy
Forced office attendance - Rigid WFO policies with monitoring calls during WFH days
High stress environment - Constant pressure, unrealistic deadlines, and poor work-life balance affecting team morale
