Even if you want to, it will take you forever to establish yourself as a trustworthy engineer because at the slightest hint of a problem, the management starts looking for a scapegoat. Asks you irrelevant questions and have a way to somehow make it your fault.
The best form of defense against absence of streamlined onboarding and other processes is offense. Did you do this? Did you do that? Why did you not do this and why did you not do that?
Taking responsibility, being answerable and high moral standards are not part of the culture here.
If you are a hard worker, strive to be the best in the team, you should not expect you'll get a good appraisal at the end of the year. 'Performance management' is how you could explain irony to your kids.
Being the manager's drinking buddy and feeding to his ego is an advisable trait if you want to make it big here. And by big, I mean 2 promotions, retention bonus and overseas trip in a span of one year.
Promotions are highly politicised matters and are hard to come buy. Engineers here spend their time deceiting and hiding information from team mates. Sharing knowledge is thus the biggest mistake one could commit. Not my words, but of one such glorified team lead's.
Everybody has to fend for himself, yes himself because there are no girls here.
WORK FROM HOME: If the manager wants, you work from home. If there are elections in Haryana, you work from home. If there is an earthquake, you work from home. If there is an unmanned shift, you work from home. But But But, If it's Diwali, you have to come to office. And no shift lead/manager would be present there, it's just you.
Neither will your leaves be carried forward to the next financial year, nor will your manager approve your leaves when you want them.
If intra-team rivalry is not enough, try to fraternise with other team's members and you'd be explained how it is toxic and should be avoided at all levels.
Operations managers, who are nothing but glorified team leads are not answerable for their actions/incapabilities/misbehavior/absence
