Key Takeaways
- • A contract software engineer who was not offered a full-time role at Brevan Howard emailed the entire Bangalore team, CEO Aron Landy, the Indian HR director, CTO Mike Sanders and members of the Abu Dhabi technology team, according to eFinancialCareers.
- • The email accused management of "narrow-mindedness" and "evil intentions" and argued that Indian employees have families and that staff should be let go "gracefully."
- • Brevan Howard declined to comment, and the email reportedly will not change the sender's employment status.
- • The episode occurs during the hedge fund's build-out of a software hub in India, where its Bangalore office has yet to open and it aims to employ about 100 people across multiple functions.
Summary
Brevan Howard, the hedge fund, is building a software hub in India, a plan eFinancialCareers first reported in May. The Bangalore office has not yet opened, but the firm is hiring there and aspires to employ 100 people across multiple functions. Ahead of the launch, it has employed contractors, some of whom have since been offered full-time positions while others have not.
According to eFinancialCareers, which has seen the email, one contract engineer who had not been offered a full-time role last week sent a message to the entire Bangalore team, Brevan Howard CEO Aron Landy, the Indian HR director, CTO Mike Sanders and various members of the technology team in Abu Dhabi. The engineer did not respond to a request for comment. In the email, he criticised management for "narrow-mindedness" and "evil intentions," noted that Indian employees have families, and said people can be let go "gracefully." He argued that managing people requires being "large hearted" and considering human beings as well as company needs. He warned that senior managers who act unfairly may face consequences and concluded that positions of power should not be used to "boost your temporary ego."
Brevan Howard declined to comment. eFinancialCareers reported that the email caused a sensation among recipients in India and beyond, and some suggested it was also a reaction to a clampdown on the firm's work-from-home policy. The publication said the email will presumably not change the sender's employment status.
According to eFinancialCareers, which has seen the email, one contract engineer who had not been offered a full-time role last week sent a message to the entire Bangalore team, Brevan Howard CEO Aron Landy, the Indian HR director, CTO Mike Sanders and various members of the technology team in Abu Dhabi. The engineer did not respond to a request for comment. In the email, he criticised management for "narrow-mindedness" and "evil intentions," noted that Indian employees have families, and said people can be let go "gracefully." He argued that managing people requires being "large hearted" and considering human beings as well as company needs. He warned that senior managers who act unfairly may face consequences and concluded that positions of power should not be used to "boost your temporary ego."
Brevan Howard declined to comment. eFinancialCareers reported that the email caused a sensation among recipients in India and beyond, and some suggested it was also a reaction to a clampdown on the firm's work-from-home policy. The publication said the email will presumably not change the sender's employment status.
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