Walmart Fires VP for Taking Daily Kickbacks Starting from $30K

[u/jiggytipie]

How Walmart's Kickback Scandal Exposes Silicon Valley's Staffing Underground

https://www.ctol.digital/news/walmart-fires-vp-kickbacks-terminates-1200-contractors/

[u/ducksflytogether1988]

This happens everywhere not just Wal Mart

[u/thatgirlzhao → u/ducksflytogether1988]

Exactly, this is happening all over. Kick backs for VPs is like the least problematic part of this larger issue. Companies have literally been hiring North Korean spies through fraudulent staffing agencies and hiring schemes

[u/thinkscience → u/thatgirlzhao]

Whats his name ? 

[u/BernzSed → u/thinkscience]

Kim, I believe.

[u/thinkscience → u/BernzSed]

Saw on blind his name is seinivas yalla an indian !

[u/srona22 → u/BernzSed]

Kim clansmen from South Korea: ...?

[u/donjulioanejo → u/BernzSed]

Kimdeep Singh Jannu.

[u/droi86 → u/ducksflytogether1988]

But they keep getting hired, a VP from a company I used to work for for fired from his previous job because of kickbacks and it was no secret, I mean, I fucking knew that, he lasted like a year and fired I don't know how many experienced people to hire contractors from the company that was giving him kickbacks, and he got another job, where I guess he did the same thing again

[u/likwitsnake → u/droi86]

After a certain level it’s easy to fail upward because they only look for a floor level of experience meaning the pool is limited. Look at Sarah Friar failed at NextDoor and became the CFO of OpenAI

[u/ducksflytogether1988 → u/droi86]

He was probably in the right caste so a fellow caste member hired him

[u/MafiaPenguin007 → u/ducksflytogether1988]

It’s crazy how pervasive this is in the industry top to bottom

[u/StackOwOFlow → u/ducksflytogether1988]

Yeah, it was just more explicitly systematic in this case so it was easier to call out. In many other cases tacit favoritism drives it.

[u/ice-truck-drilla → u/ducksflytogether1988]

And that makes it okay! /s

[u/Ok-Attention2882 → u/ducksflytogether1988]

The topic is about Walmart. If you had nothing to add, just say so.

[u/dontich]

I once worked at a company that hired a new COO and fought this crap by banning all external contractors — helped a shit ton at making sure the company leaders actually did their job lol

[u/leftover-cocaine]

It has never been clear to me if my Indian boss’s boss’s sister is getting a no show job in Bangalore. I just assume it’s true.

[u/ducksflytogether1988 → u/leftover-cocaine]

Its basically Sopranos level Mafia shit

Its not different

Its just people are afraid to call it out on fears of being called a racist

[u/KarmaFarmaLlama1]

posted a few days ago w/ the original source (the team blind thread):

https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/1mwddgw/the_vp_is_found_to_be_getting_kickbacks_from/

[u/Pat_The_Hat → u/KarmaFarmaLlama1]

Rumor has it

I’m also hearing

Sounds reliable to me!

I also like how one user points out how this is merely a rumor, so somebody else calls them Indian.

[u/ikeif → u/Pat_The_Hat]

That’s blind in a nutshell. Any going against the grain and you’re either Indian, or racist against Indians.

[u/1itt1e_rasca1]

Anyone else tired of scammers getting away with shit like this? Especially when it feels like the upper echelon have their foot on our necks. Morality is still important in this world but it gets tough to feel any empathy towards the wealthy

[u/babyitsgoldoutstein]

This is merely a rumor based on a Blind thread. If 1200 contractors were let go, this would be in the news, and I have seen nothing.

Having said that, I have seen this happen at one of my gigs. A contractor confided in me that our boss (we were both contractors under the same manager) was getting a cut off of his earnings. It was something like $5/hour. Both this guy and our boss were from the same Indian state.

This is definitely happening but not sure about how common it is. Relevant authorities should dedicate a nationwide taskforce to look into this.

[u/murphy052589 → u/babyitsgoldoutstein]

I am in the Bentonville area and I had a recruiter reach out saying that 1200 contractors were let go and they need to fill a ton of positions by next Friday

Edit - recruiter message - https://imgur.com/a/1CZ1lun

[u/babyitsgoldoutstein → u/murphy052589]

Ok then this is confirmed. Looks like message is from today. Hopefully we will see more details in the media soon. 

[u/murphy052589 → u/babyitsgoldoutstein]

I also got a similar message from a Teksystems recruiter, though he didn't say the number let go

[u/babyitsgoldoutstein → u/murphy052589]

But hey, opportunities for the rest of us! Any idea if they take remote contractors? I know Walmart has a big push to locate full timers to Bentonvillle or Sunnyvale. Wondering if that’s true for contractors. 

[u/murphy052589 → u/babyitsgoldoutstein]

I'm not sure. There's been a massive full time RTO push so my guess would be no but they're desperate so ... yes?

[u/IntelligentFire999 → u/murphy052589]

Maybe but once their need is satisfied, they may turn on you (the remote workers). Never trust a company to not do that.

[u/wolfpwner9 → u/murphy052589]

by next Friday 😂

[u/DeliriousPrecarious → u/murphy052589]

It seems plausible that this recruiter is just riffing on the same rumors and trying to get you in their pipeline.

[u/Nomski88]

Indian nepotism strikes again

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[u/lionelmessiah1 → u/Nomski88]

What does this have to do with India?

[u/DigmonsDrill → u/lionelmessiah1]

Ha ha you asked a question!

[u/Cadmus_A → u/Nomski88]

To clarify, none of this is confirmed and is all say so bc of some guy on blind. We don't know if there was a guy fired OR whether there's 1200 subcontractors getting btfod. But shout out being racist with no evidence gang!!

[u/Tall_Donkey_7816 → u/Cadmus_A]

Found one fellas

[u/WatermelonlessonNo58]

This is how Intel died with innovating. I heard kickbacks happen in all different ways there

[u/Nomski88 → u/WatermelonlessonNo58]

Gotta make sure to send 10% of your salary each month to your boss/managers mom. IYKYK

[u/LanguageLoose157]

Does this explain why there is so much push to hire contractors? It's just so damn lucrative.

$360k a month just like that. Man, does that envy me. The guy is 100% set for life.

[u/jiggytipie → u/LanguageLoose157]

I was always curious why they were forcing our company to dispose of our custom software for their SAP that doesn't even have as many features or customizations. It's because they wanted their guy under them who would send them extra pocket change.

[u/limpchimpblimp]

The contracting system is disgusting exploitation and shout 100% be illegal.

[u/jiggytipie]

Summarized by Chatgpt

In August, Walmart abruptly cut ties with 1,200 tech contractors after uncovering a corruption scheme involving a Global Tech VP who took kickbacks from staffing vendors in exchange for preferential treatment. The scheme funneled tens of thousands of dollars daily and highlighted systemic corruption risks in the tech staffing industry.

This case reflects a wider issue across the sector, where layered vendor relationships obscure accountability and enable bribery. Similar scandals have surfaced, such as TCS’s 2023 bribery purge and ongoing DOJ prosecutions targeting visa fraud and kickback schemes.

The situation also intersects with tightened H-1B visa regulations, designed to curb fraud in staffing practices. Experts say these problems stem from “controls debt”—the failure of fast-growing tech organizations to implement adequate oversight—leaving them vulnerable to corruption and operational disruption.

[u/emteedub → u/jiggytipie]

don't worry, they immediately posted all Sr. dev roles.

[u/totaleffindickhead]

The j Diana at my company all do this too

[u/Pat_The_Hat]

As if it wasn't already bad enough, this rumor has taken form as an AI fake news article. This is user generated content, not journalism. Check your sources people.

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How many times is this going to be rehashed and reposted by the same person nonetheless? What's their end game?

[u/pacman2081 → u/Pat_The_Hat]

the end game is name and shame

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[u/SoggyGrayDuck]

I think this is huge right now. Consulting firms are pushing the idea "why hire the top talent when you only use it temporarily". "Use us and only pay for what you need". It actually makes sense to a point but it's being abused

[u/warlockflame69]

This has been happening since the dawn of time. If people like you, you will have a good time.