While RMSI as a company offers a positive and growth-oriented environment overall, the experience within specific teams can vary drastically. One such concerning example is the Water Resources/Flood team under the Sustainability vertical, led by two people.
This particular team has unfortunately become a textbook example of a toxic work environment in the Indian corporate context. Despite the company’s strong external reputation, this team operates with poor leadership and an unhealthy internal culture.
There is a high and constant attrition rate—within a span of just two years, around 16 employees (including both new hires and experienced professionals) have resigned from a team that only consists of 10–12 members. Many of them reportedly left with deteriorating mental and emotional health due to the toxic dynamics.
The team operates more like a contract-based setup where the leads function as contractors, and the rest of the employees are treated like laborers. The work culture lacks basic professionalism and respect. There have also been extremely serious concerns regarding personal boundaries—female employees have been subjected to inappropriate questions, including inquiries about menstruation-related discomfort, which is not only invasive but completely unacceptable in any workplace.
Furthermore, employees have faced open threats from the team lead regarding their future careers, which creates an atmosphere of fear and helplessness.
Such practices go against the very values that RMSI stands for, and it is important that the leadership at the highest level is made aware of these issues to take appropriate corrective action.
