According to a former staff, Delane Lim verbally abused subordinates, using offensive language and shouting, which contradicts his public image of a youth-focused philanthropist. He also misled ASEAN youth leaders, who were brought to S'pore for a misrepresented leadership program and then forced to perform manual labor at the SING50 concert. The accommodation provided was wholly inadequate. This experience deeply impacted the ex-staff, who felt complicit in the exploitation of those individuals. Delane also frequently mentioned his alleged ties to PAP politicians.