Employee first is scam! Don't fall in trap. Avoid HCL. - Assistant Manager HCLTech Employee Review

1.0
Jul 2, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Nothing. Absolutely nothing, believe me. Brand name or else if you consider cool infrastructure or similar something as pro...god help you.

Cons

Mundane work, egoistic managers. Employee first is a massive scam, that gave them a distinct standing but deep down reality remains that they hardly care about employees. 18 leaves. Yup just 18 leaves for employees for entire year and they say they care..what a load of crap. My contractual job had 18 leaves. Get married, or bereave over a loss or do something else but don't go beyond 18 a year else your anemic ctc will further be beaten to pulp. And they still like to bray employee first..what an audacious bunch. Timings: A huge thumbs down to those who said flexible timings are here. 9.30 are the general shift hours, and you have to mark your attendance daily by 9.30 else it will show you a delay late marked. I just dont understand what special these lala companies achieve by doing such a ludicrous practice? Employee on the other hands, ends up being a bit more stressed. Deductions: They deduct the last piece of juice remaining outta your CTC. Variables, useless perks, unnecessary bifurcations of structure makes your CTC drop by as much as 25%. Variables are never paid fully. Work is as exciting as flipping burgers in Mcdonald's and even on that managers (especially ladies) throw tantrums as if they were the next CEO in line. Shouting screaming is a culture here... Don't even think about onsite opportunities. If you ask, managers will give you a look as if you asked for their kidneys. In short guys, avoid unless u are made to sign the offer on gunpoint.

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5.0
Mar 16, 2026
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Pros

Supportive team environment Great opportunity to learn and grow Collaborative culture Interesting and challenging projects Flexible work environment

Cons

Some processes could be more organized as the company continues to grow. Communication between teams can sometimes be improved.

2.0
Jul 8, 2026
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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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