Too much internal politics in the Mumbai modelling team. A lot of people seem more focused on who got praised, promoted, or received a better bonus than on actually improving the work. The moment you do well,
some people start complaining to upper management asking why you got recognition instead of them.
What made it worse was management entertaining this behavior and calling unnecessary meetings that felt more accusatory than supportive.
I’ve worked with many teams in my career, but this was honestly one of the most mentally exhausting environments I’ve experienced.
Constant jealousy and gossip slowly affected my mental health without me even realizing it at the time. I’m recovering now, but it took a toll.
the constant pressure to overperform just to prove ourselves to overseas leadership, even though the Indian vfx industry already has decades of experience and highly skilled artists from dneg and mpc film.
The expectation often felt unrealistic finishing five days of work in two days while delivering absolutely perfect results with zero room for human error.
What made the contrast more frustrating was that mistakes from the London side were usually treated professionally: issues were discussed calmly, solved together, and people moved on.
In the Mumbai team, even small mistakes could lead to anger, blame, or unnecessary pressure, which created a very stressful and toxic environment over time.
If you’re someone who prefers a peaceful, collaborative workplace and just wants to do good work without getting dragged into politics,
I would seriously suggest thinking carefully before joining the Mumbai Framestore Modelling team.
