Photon reviews

4.3

84% would recommend to a friend

(2,793 total reviews)
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Srinivas Balasubramanian

87% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Photon has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,793 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
1.0
Jul 17, 2024

use and throw away culture

Recommend
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Pros

Proper joining process, H1 B visa was transferred in premium

Cons

company bid the project for small amount and small duration , Project will have very less members , they will push you to work 14..15 hours a day even during weekends and public holidays . Company will lure away saying comp off after project which will never happen . If not projects you will be layoff without any notice If no projects

1.0
Dec 19, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very smart and talented leadership team who know what they are doing, and do it well. Since Photon is a consultant, the opportunity to work with varying brands is a great experience.

Cons

The WORST company culture I've ever experienced. They are based out of India and the lack of empathy or respect for employees highlights the work culture overseas. During initial negotiations, they were very aggressive and attempted to pay as little as possible. What makes this worse, is how employees are mandated to work a MINIMUM of 50 hours per week, salaried. This is key, because the timelines are so tight that weekend work is usually required and expected. I witnessed an employee who was let go with 2 days notice, just before their 90 days, for not making an internal deadline because they had a family member pass. This employee was kept on the project for weeks after the incident and led on until the very end of their 90 day period. All of their processes are scattered throughout various, terribly built software products. Managing PTO or anything HR means scouring their sites and emailing 3 different people overseas. This further highlights the lack of care, or attention to employees which is pathetic considering this company builds digital products. I resigned after about 2 weeks as it didn't take long to see how bad this company is. To top this all off, after resignation I received a threatening email from an attorney demanding I return a portion of my paycheck from them. This was, of course in error as I owned them nothing and after rebutting the email, they were never heard from again. My advice to anyone interested in working here is to run far, far away.

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