Coding Ninjas' senior executive gets gate locked to stop employees from leaving office; company says action 'regrettable' (2024)

A video from Coding Ninjas office has gone viral on social media and for all the wrong reasons. In the video, a watchman can be seen locking the doors of an office of Coding Ninjas, informing employees that their exit without permission has been prohibited.

Himanshu Atal, co-founder at Unique Imprints, who shared the video on LinkedIn wrote, "Employee exploitation and degrading working environment in corporate world is a new trend."

The watchman, in the video informed, that one of the managers has ordered him to not let employees out of the office without his permission.

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Soon after the video was shared, people were enraged with the lack of empathy shown by the senior executive of the organisation. "Imagine what could happen if an accidental fire broke out . How can any organisation function with that level of empathy," a user wrote.

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"This is unbelievable. Stop engaging with such horrible startups as customers...," said another.

A third wrote, "This is something horrible. I have also seen somewhere boss counting how many times employees goes to washroom... Terrible... Dark side of open economy. Employees are treated like slaves."

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"Micromanagement in the worst possible way," added another.

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'Incident was due to a regrettable action by an employee', clarifies Coding Ninjas

Meanwhile, Coding Ninjas, on Twitter clarified that the incident that occurred at its office was due to a regrettable action by an employee and was immediately rectified within minutes.

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"We want to clarify that the incident that recently occurred in one of our offices was due to a regrettable action by an employee. It was immediately rectified within minutes, and the employee acknowledged his mistake and apologised for the inconvenience caused," Coding Ninjas wrote.

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"In light of the incident, the founders expressed their regret and apologised to all the employees. This was an isolated incident and we are taking proactive measures to ensure this is not repeated. Disciplinary action is being taken against the concerned employee," it said.

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The company also said that the action was completely unintentional. "Over the last 7 years, we have built this company with love and a deep passion to solve India's skill gap, and it is unfortunate to see this incident unfold. We regret the inconvenience this incident has caused to all concerned," it said.

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