"Techburner is TOXIC," Says An Ex-employee

Tech Burner aka Shlok Srivastava, who is known for tech-related content has been accused of being toxic by an ex-employee. 

"Techburner is TOXIC"

Taking to Reddit, a user wrote a long note. Here's what the employee said:

Techburner is TOXIC...I am an ex-employee of Burner Media (Techburner). I left the organization a few years back when they were still based in Noida. My experience at the start was very nice and I was looking forward to working in a YouTube ecosystem but things went down very fast.

“We do not hire fans"

This was the first statement that HR said to me and told me that I was hired because of my work even though I was a fan. (I was not). But very soon, I realized that they preferred fans because they would roam around “Shlok Bhai” like pet dogs.

2. Casual approach towards work and employees

When I joined, the company was still in the expanding stage and the businesses (layers, overlays) were still in the pilot phase. However, the focus was always on the YouTube channel and everything else was supposed to function well in autopilot. With no regard for teams other than YouTube, Shlok once called the head fashion designer Cheap and Gawar because her design aesthetic did not match his. He then proceeded to copy ideas from Pinterest and get the t-shirts out.

3. Harassment without consequences

Devender Singh was the head of operations back then, he had made multiple female employees uncomfortable. He once told the above-mentioned head fashion designer that she looked like a pornstar in a doctor's coat. Another instance came out when he was accused of untying the shoelaces of a girl sitting next to him. She was wearing a low-cut top and would have to bow down to tie her shoelaces. These 2 women raised concerns in the workplace openly and after having an open discussion with the entire office, they both were fired for unknown reasons in the coming months.

4. Venkatesh is a slime

Venkatesh is one of the oldest employees of the organization and is also the face of Burner Bits. I have seen text messages of him to female colleagues late at night, asking them out on dates and then interrogating them about rejection. He once asked me about some girl who happened to be commonly known, but he did not like it. And his attitude changed towards me starting that day.

He also played an active role in my firing, by stating behavioral issues. I was in charge of an entire vertical with more technical knowledge than him but since he was “Shlok bhai's” favorite, I was asked to leave citing stupid reasons.

5. Shlok is the ultimate boss

Where do I start? He has abused, harassed, tortured, and unethically fired people from his organization. They make everyone sign a relieving letter stating that they are paying severance so no one should be a whistleblower. He has made out with his teammates in his own cabin, while his team waited outside for a shoot. He has abused people and called them “chakka”, “hijda” and many more things. He has abused his fellow creators in team meetings to boost the morale of the team. His business acumen is 0. He has 0 contributions to the creative process, he is just the face working only on sponsored content. Nothing original.

P.S. There is much more. This is just part 1. If this post gets good traction, I will share more.

Netizens Reaction:

This post has gained a lot of attention and netizens have supported him. A user wrote, "I mean is it even surprising, any company that grows too fast is bound to have these problems, as there are no checks on them during the process, & growing that fast boosts the ego of the owners it takes a very humble person to be nice at the end of that & Shlok was never humble." Another commented, "Never watched after some of video...he is trash....i don't why people watch this idiots...bhai tum review karo naki joke maro comedy video thodi dekhna aye hai."

We have tried to reach Tech Burner and his team to get their reaction. They remain unavailable to comment. They are yet to react to these allegations.

Serious allegations on Tech Burner by an ex employee

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