Ex-Employer wishes

Few years ago, I had decided to move to Bangalore for better tech related opportunities and interviewed with my hiring manager at a company. I was eligible for a relocation bonus of about 1.2L but she had denied it while rolling out the offer citing to the HR that "the candidate anyway was moving to Bangalore", clearly twisting my words I had told her during the interview, just because I said that I am looking for opportunities in a city which offers better scope for tech based jobs (come on, why would any candidate apply for a job in a different city then?) I took up the offer anyway since I liked the role and the company as such. She later quit the company and has bootstrapped and started up. I hope she makes a loss of that 1.2L (nothing more, nothing less) in that business for the chindi behaviour she did to me. 😬

“Let it burn and turn into ashes” - So basically wish for the company to go down and more people to lose their jobs?

My last employer was very very good. I stayed there for 5 years. I changed because I was bored in a service based environment.

I still go to my old office to meet CEO and other people and I am invited to their annual party too next month.

Last founder I worked for was a sexual predator AND an incompetent tyrant. 15 people hired and fired within 6 months - the women due to harassment and the men due to his random whims. He also ghosted the people who needed experience letters for next roles just because they complained against him. This was the worst workplace I have ever seen.

Hope he burns in hell forever and dies a slow painful death. Fucker ran back to the US the moment his conduct became public and shut down the India office. If he was still here, I surely would have put him in a wheelchair.

Sorry, lot's of pent up rage. It sucks when you see someone get away with so much.

I have seen my fair share of people leaving companies, have left various orgs myself for various reasons - good and bad - and I am on a break right now.

What I feel is that the best way to leave a company is to wish the people you worked with well. Which means you genuinely wish they thrive in the role they are playing, and the business continues to grow. Take the time to thank everyone before you leave - your experience whether it is positive or negative have helped shape you and you will take it forward.

It's a small world. The universe of people we work with in our career is even smaller. Take your time to heal if required but you will move on only when you focus on yourself.

Hope they make it big. Vested Esops go brrrrrrr.