Groupisim by EMs. Review on Syntel Inc

There is a lot of  groupism in Syntel and the EM Amit  is threatening the team members indirectly not to disclose the issue to anyone. When some of us pointed out his groupisim activities, he threatened us of complaining us to HR.

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From: Mahate, Lakshmi

Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 10:42 AM

To: Amit A Soneji; Amex RIBTesting

Cc: Malapaka, Srinivasa; Subramanian, Karthik (Amex)

Subject: RE: Feedback !!

Please, no further email communications on this issue.

Srini,

Can you please address this issue asap, if you find any evidence we need to take it to HR imdtly. This is a very serious issue and should not be to tolerated, at the same time we cannot speculate we should have hard evidence (like written complaint from concerned individuals) to open any investigation. Let me know if you want me to engage on any conversations....

Amit,

Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention....

Team,

Please communicate to your RM imdtly if you encounter these kind of issues. Thanks...

Regards,

Lakshmi N Mahate

|Sr. Engagement Manager - AMEX GPO, RIB ITT,  NEXUS, DW Salt Lake City | W 801 945 1230 | M 801 949 2929|

Syntel >Consider IT Done

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From: Amit A Soneji [mailto:Amit.A.Soneji2@aexp.com]

Sent: Wed 11/16/2011 9:56 PM

To: Amex RIBTesting

Cc: Mahate, Lakshmi; Malapaka, Srinivasa; Subramanian, Karthik (Amex)

Subject: Feedback !!

Team ,

In the recent past , during my interactions with multiple onshore and offshore team members, I have been continually receiving a lot of remarks/feedback around partiality and so called “racism” in the team .

While I feel utterly disappointed to be even addressing the team on such a humbug and ridiculous topic, I want to give all of you benefit of doubt and set my expectations very clearly.

Please understand - IrrRajeev_Vermactive of which part of our wonderful country (or universe for that matter) you hail from, your recognition / opportunities and growth are only limited by what you have to offer to this team and its success. Professional values , AttiMr_customtakeouter , Performance , contributions and commitment to our collective success are the ONLY parameters that matter.

Going forward , If I ever hear again of any  incidents where

(a)    An individual (or a group) making any unprofessional or “racist” remarks for someone

(b)   Individuals discussing and spreading false rumors of such remarks being made

Be rest assured that I will get to the root of the matter and take the needed disciplinary action. So do me a favor and please refrain from indulging in such derogatory discussions.

If you know me by now, you should know that I am a big believer of team work and collaboration and any deviation from that is fundamentally unacceptable to me at all levels. Onshore & Offshore Leaders,

I hold all of you individually  accountable for ensuring that this simple and clear message is well understood by our teams. If you see a problem that needs addressed , you know where to find me.

We have a wonderful team pool of talented individuals and such discussions only do us all a  big disfavor.  Please action and ensure.

Thanks,

Amit A. Soneji, PMP®

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American Express Technologies | NEXUS, USBT & RIB ITT

Email: amit.a.soneji2@aexp.com