Fired After 20 Days: Data Scientist Raises Concerns Over AI-First Startup's Onboarding Practices
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- ✓A data scientist got fired after 20 days at an AI-first startup.
- ✓The employee said, “As a new joinee, I wasn't given any proper knowledge transfer sessions.” They struggled with undocumented code and poor guidance.
- ✓Now, the professional seeks advice on how to spot bad management during future job interviews.
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- BUSINESS
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- NDTV Profit
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- 2 Minute(s)
- Market Focus
- India Economy
A data scientist with around two years of experience has sparked a debate over onboarding practices at AI-first startups after claiming they were fired just 20 days into a new job, during the probation period. The employee alleged that the company offered little onboarding support, leaving them to navigate complex production systems and AI-generated code largely on their own.
“As a new joinee, I wasn't given any proper knowledge transfer sessions, documentation, or a structured onboarding process,” the data scientist wrote, explaining that considerable time was spent reverse-engineering the existing implementation, understanding business logic and determining how the systems worked before beginning assigned tasks.
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