'Building jitni sundar, mahaul utna toxic': Gurgaon employee’s 'honest take' over toxic workplace goes viral

From the outside, Gurgaon’s corporate offices can look like the perfect picture of a successful career. Glass buildings, bright lights and busy offices have become part of the city’s identity. But a short video filmed outside these towers at night has opened up a very different conversation about what happens inside them.

The video, posted by a corporate employee on social media, shows him standing in front of Gurgaon’s illuminated office buildings and talking about his own experience of working in the city. He describes what he believes is the gap between the polished image of a corporate workplace and the pressure employees can face once they are inside.

The post claims that “90%” of people would agree with him. However, this is the speaker’s own claim and is not based on any survey.

‘The building looks beautiful from outside’

Pointing towards the corporate towers behind him, the speaker questions whether an impressive office necessarily means a healthy workplace. “Ye dekh lo tumhari dream company building, jitni khoobsurat, andar ka mahaul utna toxic,” he says at the beginning of the video.

He says many people grow up with the idea that getting a job in a big company is an important career milestone. A well-known company, a modern office and a good salary can appear to be the definition of success. “Bade logon ka sapna sirf yahan ke khatam ho jata hai ki badi company mein naukri lag jaye,” he says.

But, according to him, the reality can feel very different after joining. He recalls looking at these buildings and later realising that he too had spent months working in a similar environment. What looked impressive from the outside, he says, did not necessarily feel the same from inside.

‘I realised I had also been doing this work’

The speaker then relates the discussion to his own experience. “Phir ekdum realise hua hai ki aaj se saat mahine pehle main bhi toh ye kaam karta tha,” he says.

He recalls having once been part of the same corporate routine while looking at the same kind of office environment from the inside. He then makes his strongest criticism of the workplace culture he experienced.

“Andar itna toxic culture hai, aadmi ki jaan tak le sakta hai aisa culture hai,” he says. The statement reflects his personal view of the pressure he experienced. It should not be taken as a claim that every company or employee in Gurgaon faces the same conditions.

‘If you don’t play office politics...’

Office politics becomes another major theme in his video. The speaker argues that simply doing your job well may not always be enough to succeed in a corporate environment.

“Agar tum office politics nahi karte...” he says, before continuing his point about how employees can struggle to progress if they do not understand workplace politics and relationships. His criticism is that workplace survival can sometimes become more important than learning the actual job.

Long working hours added to the pressure

The speaker also talks about his own working hours. “Main 9-10, 10 baje tak karta tha,” he says, describing how his workdays would extend into the evening.

The comment is part of his broader argument that corporate life can involve more than simply having a prestigious job title or working in a well-known company. For him, the pressure came from the combination of long hours, workplace politics and the overall environment.

Why he eventually chose a different path

The video takes a different direction when the speaker explains how he began looking beyond the corporate job. He says he started finding clients independently and gradually realised that there could be another way to earn a living.

“Market mein toh aisi idhar-udhar se koi client mil gaya, phir aur client mil gaya,” he says. He says that after getting a few clients, he began thinking about the possibility of making an income outside the traditional corporate setup.

“Do-chaar client mein meri income hogi. Maine bola, ye toh ho gaya,” he says. That experience appears to have given him the confidence to reconsider what he wanted from his career.

For him, that became a turning point. Instead of continuing to chase the image of success associated with a large corporate office, he decided to explore work on his own terms.

His message is not simply about quitting a job. He appears to be questioning the idea that working for a large company should automatically be considered the ultimate measure of professional success.

‘The real magic is inside you’

The video ends on a more motivational note. “Duniya, mere bhai, asli jaadu tere andar hai,” he says.

The line translates roughly to: “The real magic, my brother, is inside you.”

That closing message has given the video a different tone from a straightforward complaint about corporate life. Instead of simply criticising companies, the speaker encourages viewers to look at their own skills and possibilities rather than measuring success only through the company they work for.