Toxic, hierarchical and negative environment - Software Engineer HCLTech Employee Review

2.0
May 6, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Even though I was overloaded by my lead with my tasks and his, I would say I gained a lot of knowledge because of that in 2 years.

Cons

Seniors will put you down to leverage themselves your work and time not valued you are demanded to spend 12 hours or more, but wont be allowed to claim it. Basically working extra time for free. Manager will throw you under the bus, anything to save their name. Easily blame you when things go wrong even if it was they who instructed you to do it in the first place. If you don't have anything in writting as solid proof to defend yourself, you are doomed. How would you work in such an environment where people are busy fighting? Team members wont help one another, its a competition. People hold their ego very close to themselves. Too much negativity. The work that's piled up wont cause you stress, its these kinda people that drain you mentally and emotionally.

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5.0
Jun 6, 2026
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Pros

good environment with good training

Cons

i don't see any cons , bcz its best

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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