Toxic environment with extreme micromanagement and harassment - werkgeversreview Sales Executive bij Interview Kickstart

If you value your mental health, professional dignity, and basic labor rights, do not join Interview Kickstart. I have over 10 years of experience across various fields and have worked in high-pressure environments, but the sheer toxicity, micromanagement, and verbal harassment at this company are unprecedented. Within just 3 to 4 days of joining, I—and the entire cohort hired alongside me—was subjected to relentless harassment and public shaming. Here is the reality of what you are signing up for: 1. Extreme Micromanagement & Verbal Abuse The management style here is predatory and abusive. My direct manager, Rewati, would call me every 10 minutes to police my work. She would then escalate to Akshay, who would call separately just to inflict further verbal harassment and intimidation. They do not respect employees, including female staff, and treat people with utter disdain. 2. Exploitative Work Hours The baseline expectation here is that you slave away for 13 to 14 hours a day. There is zero concept of work-life balance, only an expectation of unconditional compliance under the threat of aggressive nagging and torture. 3. An Unsellable Product From a business standpoint, it is a sinking ship. Past students have virtually nothing good to say about their experience, making the product near-impossible to sell. You are set up to fail from day one. 4. A Completely Corrupt HR & Leadership Hierarchy Do not expect help from upper management or HR: Devik (Head): Completely useless when issues were escalated. He offered zero support or intervention. HR Department: They do not exist to protect employees. They function entirely as a shield for management. If you complain, they align with the abusers and actively make your life a living hell to force you to quit. The Management Team: The people in charge behave like uneducated individuals who only hold power because they happen to be friends with someone higher up. They possess zero actual leadership capability.