It’s frustrating to watch how inconsistently this organization enforces accountability and budget discipline. Some leaders—like Magesh and G-yatri—actually manage spend carefully and make thoughtful decisions. But others, like Santosh and Dave, operate in a completely different reality. Even analysts in their orgs travel freely for things that could easily be handled over Teams. These trips often turn into social outings, and no one seems to be keeping track of the costs.
Santosh’s team, in particular, often presents metrics that look good on paper but don’t reflect the real state of delivery. It’s more about optics than impact. Their change management approach is messy, and it creates downstream problems for everyone else to clean up. Yet somehow, they stay untouched. Same with Dave—his team’s missteps with MyBuy created significant issues that others are still resolving, and yet there’s no consequence.
Favoritism is also rampant. Athina consistently favors Accenture, IBM, and now Tiger Analytics. Given her prior ties to some of these firms, it’s hard not to question the objectivity behind those choices. This kind of behavior raises serious concerns about fairness and governance.
We’re constantly told to uphold discipline and transparency, but when the top sets a different example, it’s demoralizing. There are too many double standards, and too few people willing to call them out.