3/19/2026, 10:25:18 AM

My Experience Working Without Salary for 5 Months

employees were called into a private room and asked to resign. The conversation felt threatening. It was said that if we did not resign, action could be taken against us

I am sharing this to document what I experienced while working at OneVerse (Spartan Poker).

The last salary I received was for July 2025. After that, salary payments stopped completely.

Despite this, I continued working because I was repeatedly told that the salary would be credited “next week.” That assurance was given again and again over several months, but the payment never came.

Even when other employees stopped working due to non-payment, I was encouraged to continue. I was told that I was valuable to the company and that my salary would be cleared soon. Based on these assurances, I kept working.

This situation continued for around five months.

Eventually, communication from the company stopped. There were no more responses, no work updates were asked from me, and my access to systems like Teams, Outlook, and Keka was removed without any proper explanation.

There was also an incident where employees were called into a private room and asked to resign. The conversation felt threatening. It was said that if we did not resign, action could be taken against us, and that going to consumer court would not lead to anything. There was a gun-man in the room too.

In addition to unpaid salaries, there are concerns about unpaid taxes and TDS related to players on Spartan Poker, which raises serious questions.

This experience has been deeply concerning. Working for months without pay, based only on repeated assurances, and then being cut off without communication is not acceptable.

I am sharing this so that others are aware, and so that such situations are not ignored. We should take strict legal action to get justice.

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Sameeta Sharma

3/19/2026, 2:05:01 PMLink to this comment

A Warning to Investors and Partners regarding OneVerse Technology and Simple Holding LLC The leadership of Prashant Joshua and Shrikant Gummala needs to be held accountable for the startling gap between their public-facing "growth story" and the internal collapse described here. It is one thing to face a business hurdle; it is another entirely to pitch "stability" and "scale" to entities like Simple Holding LLC and various bankers while employees are being intimidated by gunmen to resign without five months of back pay. How can a company claim to have the capital and "brand strength" to acquire new entities when they cannot even cover the basic cost of their existing workforce? Investors should be asking hard questions: The Headcount Illusion: If system access is being cut and forced resignations are happening in private rooms, the "employee headcount" being presented in pitch decks is likely a ghost figure. Financial Integrity: If TDS and player taxes are allegedly unpaid at Spartan Poker, where is the investor capital actually going? Governance: The use of threatening tactics and "armed presence" in HR meetings is a massive liability that no reputable banker or LLC should want to be associated with. Manufacturing a "success story" through acquisitions while the foundation is rotting is a classic red flag. Anyone considering an association with this leadership should perform deep due diligence beyond the polished presentations. The ground reality is not "growth"—it’s a crisis.

Anonymous Investor

3/19/2026, 1:50:05 PMLink to this comment

Systematic Negligence and Manufactured Growth It is appalling to see such a blatant disregard for labor laws and basic human dignity. The details shared here—five months of unpaid wages, the withdrawal of system access without notice, and the use of armed intimidation to force resignations—suggest a management culture that is not just unprofessional, but predatory. There is a disturbing pattern emerging here. While employees are being told to wait "one more week" for their hard-earned pay, the parent company, OneVerse, continues to project an image of aggressive expansion. It appears they are prioritizing the "story" of acquiring new companies to mask a hollowed-out financial reality. Acquiring new assets while failing to meet basic payroll and statutory obligations like TDS is a massive red flag for any stakeholder or future partner. True leadership is defined by transparency and accountability, not by threatening staff in private rooms. This isn't just a "business pivot"; it is a systemic failure of corporate governance. Thank you for coming forward—it is vital that these practices are documented so that other professionals and potential acquisition targets know exactly who they are dealing with.