r/karachi • u/Grooveonmydeath • 7h ago
Question I’m crying as I type this. The Digital Seas (Karachi) fired me with zero notice, refused to pay my salary, and ruined my mental health.
Hey everyone,
I’m typing this through tears because I genuinely don't know what else to do or where to turn. I’m a student just trying to earn enough to pay for my education, so when I got the internship at The Digital Seas in Karachi, I thought it was a lifeline. Instead, it has broken me.
I don't even know where to start, because the cruelty there is unreal:
- The Bait-and-Switch: I was hired specifically as a Content Writer. And 3 months later i got permanent here...but the moment I stepped inside, they forced me to sit and make endless calling as well
- The Toxicity and Lies: Sarwar Abbas screams, yells, and micromanages everyone like a tyrant. When I first joined and found horrific online reviews about the company, I naively went to him. He smiled, told me they were fake reviews from people with personal vendettas, and swore they'd get them flagged down. I was so stupid to believe him. The truth is, every single one of those reviews is 100% real.
- Sudden Termination & Withheld Salary: Out of nowhere, I received a message saying I was terminated with zero notice period and zero explanation. When I begged and called Sarwar Abbas to understand why, he completely shut me out, claiming "people above us" made the decision and refusing to give me a single reason. To make it worse, they are now refusing to give me my salary, leaving me with nothing after all the hours I put in. They won't even give a reason for withholding my hard-earned money.
- Hostility and Misogyny: There is barely even a functional washroom for female employees. Management openly talks trash about women, treating us as if we are less than human. There is zero grace time, phones are completely banned, and the entire atmosphere makes you feel small and unsafe.
The leadership team includes CFO Gul Nawaz and his brother Adil Nawaz all are toxic
I've recently had to resume my studies, and I am so terrified. I need this education, but I am just a beginner in my career, and I'm so scared to post this on LinkedIn in case other companies see it and blacklist me. But I am hurting so badly, and people need to know the truth about what goes on behind those doors. If you are a student or a fresh grad in Karachi looking for work, please stay far, far away from The Digital Seas. Save your mental health and your dignity... I genuinely feeling terrible losing my money that was hard earned money everyone knows how much petrol is getting expensive and i was not given anything for transport as well I put my own money to travel there and worked but at the end what i got? dont know what to do.. need prayers