Pine Labs

None to me as my manager is not at all supportive.

So we have three types of employees in Pine Labs: The first are the highly talented ones who are leaving or have already left. They are hardworking but not able to see a future in Pine Labs because they aren't promoted or getting what they deserve compared to the favorites. The second type is the management's favorite.

Whether you are technical or non-tech, if you are their favorite, you will get promoted and obviously get shares in Pine Labs. That's the reason more non-tech guys are getting promoted back-to-back to the next level every year. One example is my manager.

The third type, which is where most people fall, are the hardworking ones. They try to do better, but they go unnoticed. Whenever there is an issue, managers will call them, but they are forgotten during appraisal time. When I joined Pine Labs in PCUI India team, there was an employee who was leaving and gave me KT (Knowledge Transfer) in a hurry.

He had already given KT, but I was told by my manager to get it again. I didn't understand since it was all new to me, but the pressure to work on those skills was increasing day by day. I tried to cope and asked my teammates, but they didn't help me out.

I turned to a senior who could have helped me, but he had the knowledge but didn't want to help. So I finally asked my manager. Since he was not technical, he just cross-questioned me rather than actually helping me out, which created a lot of issues while I was trying to adapt to the environment.

Then I learned from others that this is just the path we have to follow here. Everyone inside hates the manager, and I am amazed that to the outer teams he has this image that he is a "cool manager." But in my case and I know in my teammate's case as well, he is not helping at all. I have also been given a warning for extending my probation as well which I think is not fair at all. I tried every possible way to learn, but no one helped me, so now I am fed up with this.

Keep managerial posts technical, as non-tech people panic when the system crashes, and in Pine Labs, panic is a crime.