A place where nothing grows! - Anonymous employee Southtech Employee Review

Nothing grows? Let’s look at the facts: In 2018-19 fiscal year (a) Southtech’s total asset grew by 12%, (b) net profit grew by 94%, and (c) number of employees grew by 7.6%. Apart from that, all our targeted commercial products finally saw total transformation from old technology to new technology in this fiscal. If this is not growth and future looking, we don’t know what you are talking about. A number of employees were fired for serious breaches of discipline and highly unethical behavior, e.g. (a) downloading and watching pornographic material while on premises, (b) creating a syndicate within the company to open their own business using company time and properties to the detriment of company interests, and (c) harassing female employees through their private internet e-mails and online messaging systems. When management was alerted about these, IT Infrastructure Department (ITID) was instructed to investigate. The above issues were categorically proven and all the accused employees were given the opportunity to defend themselves as per labor laws. When they were shown the evidence, they admitted their guilt in writing in the presence of a lawyer. They were therefore fired on very justified grounds. Yes, we do have cameras and surveillance systems in place. But these are for security purposes, just like the ones you find in shopping malls. People in shopping malls are not all criminals, are they? Only criminals are worried about CCTV cameras. We use CCTV cameras only when an event occurs. We make no apologies for having them. Yes, ITID is empowered to look into whether anybody is downloading anything illegal or going to illegal sites. We make no apologies for that either. Yes, Southtech Limited is a PRIVATE limited company. Private limited companies have a stronger and more coherent organizational culture than public limited companies as there are no outside interference. They are usually better run. None of our existing employees have ever raised this as an issue. Our legal status is obvious and so people joining us should be totally aware of this. All employees are required to go by an employee handbook which is vetted by lawyers and is compliant with labor laws. The last change in the employee handbook was made on 1st January 2018 and this was necessary to bring it in line with labor laws. Yes, salary structures are changed but always upwards! So there should not be any complaints about this unless one is a poor performer and could not make it to the next rung. If one deserves an increment, one will get one but increments cannot be taken for granted. Managers are managers and will demand work from their subordinates in time and of the right quality. We cannot apologize on behalf of demanding managers, it is their job to get the right results from their subordinates. Yes, as a Gold Partner of Microsoft, we do love Microsoft as we love Oracle and many other technologies. We do plenty of work on open technologies. We make no apologies for using Microsoft products or any other products. And, yes, we do respect employees who are respectable, like the ones who do work hard and smart and who have not shown signs of moral degradation.