The Last Impression: Why Indian Companies Stumble at the Employee Exit

Is Ola On The Brink As Executive Exodus Signals Disaster?

Ola’s story has taken a nightmarish turn. Once celebrated as India’s homegrown ride-hail and EV star, the company has been rocked by a cascade of top-tier resignations that industry analysts say “add to a trend of key exits” across the group. In late 2024 alone, multiple senior leaders quit in rapid succession, an exodus punctuated …

The last impression: Why Indian companies stumble at the employee exit

On a warm Friday afternoon in Bengaluru, an engineer walked out of the glass doors of his office for the last time. There were no balloons, no handshakes, no “we’ll miss you” cake. Just an HR email with an exit checklist, a system-disabled notification on his laptop, and a quiet ride home. He had spent six years building the company’s core products. But his goodbye was little more than a logout. This scene repeats itself across corporate India d…