New Delhi, June 19 -- At a tech startup in Bengaluru with a "non-tech micromanaging" CEO, an employee suffered a complete breakdown, leading to hospitalisation because of the "vindictive behaviour" of the company and its HR, even after they resigned.

In a viral Reddit post, the employee, a Junior Data Scientist, said they survived 7 months of relentless psychological harassment, claiming that the CEO "micromanaged everything, imposed unrealistic deadlines, and yelled constantly".

They shared that the CEO would demand an explanation for every minute detail of work, and if the explanation wasn't flawless, or if he couldn't understand something technical, "he would completely explode".

"I'm talking about full-scale screaming sessions wher...