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      Photon reviews

      4.3

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (2,825 total reviews)
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      Srinivas Balasubramanian

      86% approve of CEO

      85% positive business outlook

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      Photon has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,825 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Photon employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      3K reviews
      4.0
      Jul 20, 2018

      Current employer for 4 years

      Senior software engineer
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      Pros

      Can get to learn / work in different technologies Good salary compared to market If you prove to be a good performer, can be in the good books of management

      Cons

      Somewhat hectic timeline with respect to dev projects managed internally. Can feel everyone's fear of top management which is frankly a buzz kill. I never had a reason to be in that situation but the stories about how top management treats you (quite literally) can be of terror. There is a WHOLE lot of room for improvement in the areas of communication and organizing in sectors of HR, finance and in general other than IT.

      1.0
      Aug 17, 2016

      Though on paper Photon claims to have startup culture but it's more like a play school

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Photon has played vital role in derailing my career. I am very happy that I didn't join this company as fresher. Though lost 1 year of my career but learnt a very important lesson that never choose any company without proper background research.

      Cons

      Since I have too many points to mention under this section, I will try to keep it simple with short pointers 1 The official work timing in this company is 10 hours, which I suppose is against 'Labour Law' in India 2 Swipe in /out mechanism tracks every movement of employees, which clearly signifies how much company management trust their resources 3 Management do not follow any policy designed by them. The policy documents available in company portal are not detailed enough which gives leverage to management to play with thier resources 4 Photon has no employee friendly ploicy and they try to own resources. During my short tenure I have received multiple mails regarding conversion of weekends into working days 5 Employees were treted very badly during the most critical time of Chennai flood. Resources were pushed to travel to Bangalore with no proper accomodation and conveyance 6 Company claim to execute projects in Agile process but under the pool they follow waterfall model I have many more points to mention under the section but I would like to share the list directly with Photon HR team.

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      Photon Response
      9y
      Thank you for taking time to share your feedback. The productive hours are in line with the client requirements and is followed in most of the MNCs which also is very well within the law requirements. Apart from this the timing itself is flexible unlike companies who penalize for late coming. Photon offers a range of employee benefits including medical coverage, marriage loans, Official travel assistance (domestic and international), Relocation benefits, Certification policy to encourage/support employee to up skill on latest technology and so on. In case of criticality of projects there might be instances where employees will support on weekends for which Compensatory leaves are provided accordingly. We appreciate you sharing the feedback with us and it would be great if you throw some more detailed insights by connecting with our HR team - team-hrbp@photoninfotech.net. We are always looking at ways we can make improvements and make Photon a better place to work. Best Regards
      4.0
      Aug 19, 2014

      Good place for freshers.

      Business development executive
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      Pros

      Good place to learn and develop your skills. As a BDE here will be exposed to all the stages in a typical sales cycle right from lead gen to deal closure.

      Cons

      Growth becomes harder in business development profile. Typically 2 to 3 people will be competing for the same position, so promotions are a little bit harder to get.

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