- For the last one year, the company has been running without a CTO and CIO. The interim people appointed in these positions are incompetent, non‑technical, and extremely arrogant.
- Since the joining of the new CEO, COO (earlier CTO), and Pune Site Leader, the company is running fast but without direction. These leaders are unpredictable and have made the workplace so bad that people are forced to write such non‑professional reviews.
- Forcing juniors to put good fake reviews on glassdoor
- Top leadership always talks about collaboration but fails to act on it. Simple things like team lunches, team‑building activities, and especially Annual Day events are stopped. Yet we are told to “collaborate.” How do teams stay motivated then? During all‑hands meetings, they talk non‑sense, have no vision, and give only a couple of minutes for Q&A. What kind of collaboration is that?
-WU Pune leaders are firing juniors, senior associates, and solution architects while hiring Directors mainly from HSBC because the Site Leader thinks talent exists only there as he is ex-HSBC. He has turned Pune TEC into a circle of his friends, family, and society members. This is next-level favouritism. He has converted a process-driven company into a person-driven company.
-In the era of AI/ML, WU is more focused on CSR activities, tree plantation, photo sessions, desk decoration competitions, and posting these on office displays and LinkedIn rather than highlighting any real technical achievements. The Pune Technology Engineering Centre has turned into a “Tamasha Engineering Centre,” thanks to top leadership, especially the Pune Site Leader.
-Even if your family members are in serious medical condition and you are physically fine, you will not get WFH without the COO’s approval. The irony is that when he had a family medical situation, he was on leave for 4–6 months, and we respected and understood that. But now he doesn’t understand the same situation for employees.
-Below are a few “Dhurandhars” who turned the company from heaven to hell:
CEO: When he joined, the share price was around $18 in 2021. Now it is $9. The company was in "Great Place to Work," and now Glassdoor is full of frustrated comments.
COO: One of the most insensitive, arrogant, and non‑technical person. He does not accept leadership mistakes and shifts blame onto people managers when Glint survey results come out.
Interim CIO: He openly admits he is a 70‑year‑old retired Air Force person, non‑technical and too old for the current tech landscape. He talks only about his Air Force days and meaningless stories, but no one dares to react. He has no vision.
Pune Site Lead: He has made life hell for Pune employees. All major awards like MVP and Raising the Bar go to someone from his group, even when the work is done by others. This kills morale. If he were in politics, he would be in a top position because he is very good at that. Since he joined, there has been no major achievement, attrition is high, and morale is low. But he is excellent at showcasing things and turned miseries into achievements, supported by a Director for communication and presentation. He loves to be surrounded by boot licking employees and they are rewarded by getting key positions.
India CIO Head: A QA person who, with the support of the Pune Site Lead, got a new role to handle CIO responsibilities, which he barely understands. Also he has been appointed on this Key Role since last 4 months, however not even taken a single all hands meeting with all CIO tower employees since he took over because simply he don’t understand anything. Very unprofessional and took the things personally and based on that treats the employees. As a CIO he has not even joined a single major outage call because simply he don’t understand.
Chief Engineering Officer: Another non‑technical leader in an important technical role. She only understand bossing and doesn’t understand technicality and criticality of technical initiatives.
These few people have made the company a terrible place.
If you don’t have another job offer and still want to ruin your personal life and watch a circus, then only join WU. Otherwise, you are wise enough to decide.
