Employee Friendly policies just for name sake - Senior Software Engineer HCLTech Employee Review

2.0
Aug 25, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good work environment. no strict timings or dress code. Friendly HRs as they can't do anything.

Cons

Company blocks lot of employee's wage in terms of variable pay which is sadly yearly and attached with your annual appraisal. So, maximum you will gain 100% if u are OS. So, company can save lot of money here in terms of variable pay. Getting promotions easier if close to management. Being employee first company there is no point in forcing employees to serve 3 months notice period.Attrition rate should be stopped only by providing better hike and environment, not by increasing the notice period. "Employee First" is just a funda/gyan by Mr.Vineet Nayar to sell HCL in the market, nothing else.

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5.0
Jun 6, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jul 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is a job that pays you money

Cons

Where do I even begin.... HCl is a company that will overwork and underpay you and never give you a raise. I was lucky to get a very competitive wage when I started that I felt like I deserved and I fought for that. However even that process they bait and switched 3 times offering higher amounts over the phone and then going back on their word and offering less and less each time until they finally sent me an offer letter. The entire company is inept at communication at any and all levels. You will never get a raise and any time you have any kind of issue or need management/HR to do anything for you results in being ignored. Additionally they will add and add to your roles and responsibilities and ask for the impossible and unreasonable. They get contracts by underbidding other MSP's and then hiring as few people on site as possible and refer the rest of the work to overseas workers that will never do any work and always kick responsibility back to you. If you ever get lucky and they are forced to actually do their job they show that they clearly have no idea what they are doing or talking about. All around a terrible company to work for. If your job role is getting outsourced to HCL, fight for a good salary up front because they will never give you a raise and try to look for another place to work as soon as you can.

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