A 24-year-old from IIT Delhi shared why he quit a well-paying corporate banking job due to extreme working hours and aggressive sales targets, sparking online discussion about toxic work culture.
Chirag Madaan, who earned nearly Rs 17 lakh annually in the banking sector, chose to leave his role after facing intense work pressure. He shared that his job, which initially followed a 9-to-5 routine, slowly stretched to 9 am to 7 pm, with workdays rising from five to six days per week.
The former employee said lunch breaks were heavily restricted. He claimed that employees were expected to finish lunch within 10 to 15 minutes due to workload pressure. He also said that taking sick leave was difficult, as employees had to provide detailed justifications for their absence.
He further spoke about intense sales targets, stating employees were expected to close deals worth up to Rs 10 crore, and missing targets often meant facing additional pressure and having to restart performance expectations repeatedly.
He further said issues related to mis-selling in the system. He shared an incident where a client approached him regarding their investment portfolio, which contained errors allegedly made by a previous bank manager.
His story has sparked discussion online about work-life balance in high-pressure corporate roles and the challenges faced by young professionals.
One user wrote, “I totally relate to it i also quit my job and few months ago and the misselling done by the employees aree too much they don’t even think about the Customers earnings that they work so hard to get it and even Customers are not fully aware about what he had purchased and what is going with his investment today the banking is going worst day by day and the most peak month is there march ending where the misselling is on the peak.”
Another person said, “Dark reality of the banking sector.”
A third user added, “I totally agree, I also left my Axis Bank job at 23 and now I’m working with SBI card on a backend role, which also has a toxic environment, but at least I don’t have to miss-sell.”