I am a victim of favoritism in the UI studio
Pros
1) Flexible working hours depending upon your project & manager. 2) Work on latest technologies if you are a UI developer. 3) Free complimentary snacks in the evening.
Cons
1) There is a very prominent favoritism going on in the company, especially in UI studio. Promotions deserved by talented & hardworking candidates are given to the favorites of the studio partner. 2) Different rules for different people, some abuse the flexibility whereas some are questioned for being flexible. 3) Anybody can become technical director or studio partner, majority of them don't deserve the positions. Poor leadership will only direct company to a poor future. 4) Parking space is only half than what is actually required. 5) HR will try not interview the referred candidates in order to save the referral bonus which is already on the lower side. 6) You may be forced to work on technologies that you might not want to work on. 7) Location is another pain-point, company shifted from Baner to Hinjewadi. 8) Low salary compared to market standards. 9) Fake reviews are uploaded by HR on glassdoor, from different IP addresses and devices. The rating you see here isn't a true reflection of the employee satisfaction. 10) Office lighting is fancy but it hurts the eyes, many people complain about it but decor is more important than eyes for the facilities. 11) Mentors and leaders wouldn't care whether the employee is happy or not, unless the favorite. 12) Hierarchy is huge, with some non-sense additional advance levels. If you join as trainee, then you won't reach the top of the hierarchy even at the age of retirement. 13) Extremely limited mobile devices for testing. You have to wait in queue or borrow or use personal devices for testing. 14) Unrealistic commitment to the clients & putting pressure on employees to fulfill them. 15) Everyone has to conduct & attend training sessions given in their studio goals. If you don't, managers will use it as a weapon against you during appraisal. 16) Poorly maintained vehicles for transport facility, especially the ones owned by Globant.
