HCLTech reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(53,102 total reviews)
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C. Vijayakumar

75% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

HCLTech has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 53,102 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HCLTech employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Jul 22, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Work From Home projects still available.

Cons

They don't have projects currently. There is massive ramp down in almost every project. They are laying off people on bench by forcing them to resign and leave company in next 10 days if they don't get into a project. They are not helping to get project, and moreover there are no project, so after you clear the project interview, they say that position is dropped. And HR blames the employee that they are not working hard to find a project. When you get into some project, you will face micromanagement by managers, they will ask you details of every minute from you. Overtime work is there without any extra pay. HCL Under the covers is not an idol company . Also apart from this all, there are no increments for lower level employees.

1.0
Feb 28, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Absolutely none. If you NEED money, that is the ONLY pro. Management is not good/helpful/insightful/supportive. Mgmt sees YOU as someone to step on for them to move up. Leave at the first chance you get because there's no real growth here. This is a springboard position and that's it.

Cons

3/10 benefits. They switch up your benefit plans without notice. I had to pay an extra $300 because my plan was changed between my first appointment and 2nd. No email notice of any kind. Completely inexcusable website/portals for a company that is worth $12B+ Management doesn't seem to like to help if you're not Indian. They leave you out to dry and then reprimand you when you receive 0 training of any kind to work when working in a new environment. I've had a racist comment made at me because my MANAGER thought I was white, when I am not. One of the SVP bragged about record profits during a meeting, but 0 kind of compensation was passed down to the people actually doing the work. Just a "hey we're not doing layoffs at least!" They're just continuing to underpay and pocket the difference. VASTLY underpay you / lowball like no other. They try to use their contract companies benefits as their own. They tried to say because Facebook had free food, you should be able to work for 10K+ under market value for the role. They use & abuse entry level/ Fresh college grads. There is no real upward mobility regardless of your work ethic. Mgmt will also try to take any and all credit you do. Because that credit is shown during leadership meetings, and regular workers are not involved in those, but when "Good job team, kudos" emails go out. Your team that did all the work is never mentioned, only your manager who didn't do anything at all with the project because he had no idea how to do the work. They just like to be buttered up and then maybe they'll consider you for a promotion or maybe a $1 raise. I mentioned record profits and I was told theres no funds for a raise :) Mgmt is also pretty incompetent about pretty much everything other than "making a report". Any kind of question is usually met with "contact HR" They provide 0 support to help you grow within because they know they don't need you. Management threatens to replace at the 1st sight of struggles, instead of offering to help and help you grow into a better team member. But they just berate you because their culture is just that. Their words of encouragement are "get better or I'll have to look for someone else" Thats verbatim. My manager in a meeting once told half the team that he wouldn't have hired them(Even tho his own technical skill was below average, he just knew excel) So team morale is clearly never a factor since they think they can just berate you into doing work, while underpaying you of course. Bottom of the barrel company and they know it. Stay away from this company at all costs, its not worth it.

3.0
Feb 16, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people I directly worked with were great easy-going professionals. Occasional Bonuses but only for a small number of people on the team.

Cons

Anyone above your team in management will not be helpful or friendly. Raises will be often dangled in front of you when they ask you do step into more responsibility or into a new role but they are never actually granted. Dogmatic with their promotion and raise structure, not allowing you to get one if you have recently gotten one in the last year no matter what work might have been added to your plate. Massive attrition due to mismanagement and lack of promotions and raises makes it tough to work when you are one of the remaining team members. Company is based in India and if you are not of Indian decent or don't speak the language you will sometimes be excluded in group conversations.

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