Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu shares why none of his employees are allowed to praise him in public

Sridhar Vembu has lately been a hot topic on internet forums. From revealing the updates to Arattai’s security features to discussing philosophy and theoretical ideas, Vembu’s voice is draws a lot of attention. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), however, Zoho’s Chief Scientist reveals that his company’s policy is not to allow any of the employees to publicly praise the senior management, including himself.

Vembu shared insights into the company’s unique culture of humility and the value of constructive criticism. The message, which has sparked widespread discussion, arrives at a moment when Arattai edges closer to implementing the long-awaited end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for text chats.

In his post, Vembu detailed a longstanding internal rule at Zoho, “One long standing princip