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The Secret Tech Blog is written by a different, anonymous blogger every time. From insider insights to survival tips and more, the Secret Tech Blog provides a window into what life's really like in the Indian IT sector…
The Secret Tech Blog is written by a different, anonymous blogger every time. From insider insights to survival tips and more, the Secret Tech Blog provides a window into what life's really like in the Indian IT sector…
Lisa Thorne
Mar 4, 20244 min read
My end of year report? B for burn-out!
A few years ago, I moved to the UK to study, motivated in large part by a desire to leave India after working in the IT Industry for more...
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Lisa Thorne
Feb 10, 20244 min read
Yee ha! Working for an American boss
I worked for two different American bosses as a senior manager in the Indian IT department of an American multi-national corporation....
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Lisa Thorne
Feb 4, 20243 min read
What I'd love to tell my boss
If my boss ever really wanted to find out what I think, he’d be very surprised by what I have to say. I’m not alone, either. Amongst my...
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Lisa Thorne
Feb 2, 20243 min read
Lessons learned in Indian, US and UK companies
I’ve worked in the Indian IT industry for 10 years, for clients and managers from different countries. It’s been a real adventure to...
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Lisa Thorne
Feb 1, 20242 min read
Achtung! Working for a German boss
I've spent the last 2 years working from India for German managers in distributed global IT teams, and I’ve learned a lot about...
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Lisa Thorne
Jan 1, 20245 min read
Inside an Indian IT manager's world
I’m an Indian IT manager working for a US-based global organisation with clients in cross-cultural teams, and most of the challenges we...
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Lisa Thorne
Nov 12, 20237 min read
What it's really like for women in Indian IT
I’m the only woman in a tech design team of 3 in an Indian start-up. Previously I worked in a US-based global organisation, so I’ve got...
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Lisa Thorne
Sep 12, 20236 min read
Company values fail the stress test
Some of us are lucky enough to have worked in great companies. What makes those companies great is not what are their written values are,...
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Lisa Thorne
Feb 11, 20236 min read
India vs UK - the naked truth
I started my IT career in India, then spent lockdown studying for a Masters Degree in London. During this time I’ve carried out my own...
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Lisa Thorne
Feb 11, 20234 min read
Why are Tech grads leaving India?
Why do the majority of young Indian IT workers want to work abroad instead of staying in India? The answer’s simple. It’s because of...
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Lisa Thorne
Feb 9, 20235 min read
Toxic work environments killing creativity
I’ve worked in IT for over a decade in different global or Indian organizations across multiple domains and tech platforms. I’ve followed...
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Lisa Thorne
Feb 8, 20233 min read
Problem with 'bull cart leader with a needle stick' leadership
Everyone works for money. It’s the ‘out in the open’ answer we all know, but hardly ever say. But there it is. Lurking at the back,...
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Lisa Thorne
Feb 4, 20234 min read
Global recession - from an Indian perspective
We hear a lot about the looming global recession, with Google and Microsoft laying off thousands of employees, but employees in the...
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Lisa Thorne
Feb 3, 20233 min read
Confessions of an Indian Tech graduate
18 November 2023 I joined a large MNC straight from campus. I spent 3 ½ years there and it was a proper hierarchy. At the induction we...
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Lisa Thorne
Feb 9, 20223 min read
Survival tips in a toxic work culture
In my experience, a toxic culture isn’t down to any one person, or a bad boss, it’s down to the whole environment. When you start working...
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