Questions tagged [india]
If the work setting of your question is in India or specific to India e.g. labor law or work practices and customs, use this tag.
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Onboarding Process [closed]
Hi I have got into big 4 company cleared technical round hr round after that got the confirmation from the company that I was selected. But haven't recieved any link for documentation what shall I do. ...
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Called to Office Without a Formal Offer Letter and told to bring my physical documents—Is This a Red Flag?
Brief about me:
I'll give my brief 1st I'm a core engineering grad in India. I passed out 3 yrs back, worked for 1 yr in digital field and then tried my hand in IT field after aquiring a professional ...
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Will be starting as a Trainee soon but worried about my lack of experience in web dev domain
I will shortly be starting my first job at a service-based business. The company's main focus is on content management systems (CMS). Along with a few other new hirees for the same role, I will be ...
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Getting back into Mechanical/Industrial engineering after two years as a Data Analyst [closed]
Background: I graduated with a Bachelors in Industrial Engineering in 2022. Since then, I've worked as a Data Analyst in the e-commerce industry. I overall don't mind the job, but I feel it's not my ...
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Previous company messed up my Background Check. How will I handle this with new companies?
I was working in a startup (Company 1). I was always beloved by mostly everyone. My Team lead held me in high regard, my manager used to praise me all the time, the CEO was very happy. I was given ...
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India, Current Manager is sour that I am leaving him. How valued is his feedback in background checks?
I have got an offer from a very good company and I have also accepted it. Now they are performing background checks using First Advantage.
My current and next employer are both multibillion-dollar US-...
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Is it advisable to switch job in first few months for better pay?
I joined company A with pay X but within a month I got better pay Y from company B. Suppose if I chose to join company B. Will it be an issue in future? Like will my future employers think he is just ...
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Company threatening me after I changed my mind on joining them after observing their work style
Company A, which I was about to join, had some issues with my notice period for the current employer. They were ready to give me a fake work experience letter stating that I worked for them for the ...
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I have not collected my relieving letter and experience letter form my first company
I worked in my first company for 6 months and left after submitting my registration letter. But I could not collect my relieving letter and experience letter or any other documents from them. It's ...
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Is it a good idea to lie about your current or last salary to get a low paying job?
I was laid off from my last job due to restructuring. My salary at my last job was about 1.4 mn Rupees / yr. I have been on lookout for new job since last 6 months but I am not successful so far due ...
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How do I get early relieving from my current employer who are taking too long?
I have been work for an Indian organisation as a developer for more than 5 years. Let's call it XYZ. XYZ has a client called ABC. On the payroll of XYZ, I have been working for ABC. I didn't find ...
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Changing notice period from 1 month to 3 months [closed]
I joined my current firm 1 year back in 2022 November to nee precise.
When I joined, they have not shared any employee handbook or anything, but by February 2023 they came up with new rules and ...
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How do I start a side gig? [closed]
I am currently working for Microsoft in Bengaluru and want to eventually quit tech and do something on the side. I am not sure of the specifics now but am looking at one or a combination of 3 things ...
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Employer asking to take leave in notice [closed]
What if old employer not accepting resignation and when employee not able to serve notice due to medical and family issues, what if employer without acknowledgement of resignation and asking to take ...
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Is it ethical to ask manager repeatedly after short interval for onsite opportunity?
I was added to a project a year ago and it was stated that there will definitely be some onsite opportunities later in project.
When I asked, manager told me he will put forward my name to upper ...
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Company is making my position redundant due to cost cutting but asking me to send email for resignation
I was communicated over call with HR and senior manager that due to low business activity some positions are going to be made redundant and I am one of them. They communicated this over call and there ...
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Company forcing to give previous company offer letter
I joined a new company in India & they are forcing me to provide last companies offer letter holding my salary against it. My previous company is based in usa. I told my current company that offer ...
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Leaving a job to do postdoc
I have recently graduated with my PhD in chemistry and have joined as an application scientist in a material analysis instrumentation company in India. The main role in this job is assisting the sales ...
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I am neither getting mentored nor getting relied upon in the job, I need help on what to do next?
It's my first job for that matter. It has been two months since I joined this job. I am a Linux Systems Administrator but clearly I feel I'm not being mentored as I should. My manager told a senior ...
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Rejoining after 1 year of gap in Software industry in India
One year ago I took a voluntary resignation out of a product based company. I wanted to explore government job opportunities, but couldn't succeed.
I wanted to rejoin IT industry, but not sure about ...
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Can I hide my 15-day employment in the next background check? I have showed it in my current BG check
I’ve left my first company. And had to join another since I didn’t have other offers.
Now that I’ve another offer, I’m planning to join this other company and I’ve been open with them regarding my new ...
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What should I do if I'm severely underqualified for my first job?
My job involves using linux, databases like SQL etc. I'm an entry QA. I'd zero idea about this stuff till I joined the workforce, except something about SQL.
I didn't get this job due to merit but ...
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My direct reports bypassing me and leadership allows it
I am facing sort of a issue (not major problem though). Couple of my direct reports bypasses me sometimes and directly goes to my boss say for eg: My Laptop is not working, need to escalate, when will ...
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Need help in dealing with workplace harassment
I went through so much workplace harassment in the last year and due to this I am now suffering from poor mental and physical health
It is really unfair if all team is working from home and your ...
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How do I make my boss understand that his edits to my writing make it unreadable?
I am a Ph.D.-trained data scientist, who is also a native English speaker. My boss is 30 years my elder and speaks English as a second language. He also has a Ph.D., but is several decades removed ...
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Is working in a big company with less salary is better than working in a small company with higher pay for a fresher? [closed]
I am currently working in a really big company in India as a software developer. I have less than one year experience, and my salary is manageable. Recently I got an offer from a smaller company and ...
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Upskilling without some actual professional work
P.S - The question posted here does not answer mine due to the following reasons :-
I am not a new joiner. I had 2 years prior experience, and 8 months in the current company (as of posting my ...
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Name from unfamiliar cultural background (India) - get from email
My name is abc-xyz klm, but i go by 'xyz' in the workplace. My email is [email protected]. I work in an environment where multiple companies collaborate, and usually we refer to each other by ...
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Exclusively telephonic conversations before an offer letter and no email?
A little background: I'm a job seeker in the pharmaceutical industry ,and have a bachelor degree in pharmacy followed by an M. Tech degree in Biotechnology) and have been applying to more or less ...
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Termination for failed background verification [closed]
I started working at one of the MNC company 8 months ago. They have sent me a message saying my background verification has failed, so they are terminating my employment.
They will provide only a ...
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What should I do if there is 3-4 weeks delay for previous company relieving letter?
I recently joined XYZ company after resigning from ABC company, and I have submitted documents for Background verification for XYZ. But, I didn't receive previous company's relieving letter. Now my HR ...
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How to convince upcoming employees that it's fair to have a Saturday as working day? [closed]
In India, since childhood we have seen our parents, grandparents working 6 days a week and take off on Sundays. When I started my journey with IT companies into the corporate world, I was awarded &...
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HR lied to me about incentives structure/variable pay
I work in healthcare in India in sales.
Before joining 'X' organization, a salary included with a variable pay was decided. I agreed to it and signed the offer & appointment letter.
Cut to one ...
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Demotivated after getting support project even with 2 years prior experience [closed]
I had prior experience as a Full Stack Developer in Information Technology in a startup. Meaning, I had built two projects from the ground up, and other few projects with significant contributions.
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Would US Based client pursue legal action against a someone impersonating a candidate?
I joined in a MNC and got my first round interview invitation link from US Based client
with this extra details:
“This interview invitation is intended for the candidate to whom this
[email / letter] ...
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Raising a critical security concern in organisation domain
Recently, our company (Dutch) got acquired by a bigger company (Indian) and consequently, our company had to switch over to the acquirer's IT ecosystem. Some parts of the acquirer's system are badly ...
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Is it necessary to inform HR about returning to work after long medical leave?
I working in a MNC company. I met road accident and took permission from HR for 3-4 weeks
medical leave. Now I am fully recovered and ready for work. Is it necessary to inform HR about
returning to ...
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What happens if the basic pay is increased, and allowances decreased for the same overall salary?
The employer has changed the salary structure from the one which was shared before joining, now they have increased the basic pay and decreased the special allowance with negligible change in the ...
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Handle a subordinate who gives priority to office extracurricular over the actual billable work
I have no experience of team handling. Recently, a junior staff member was hired to work under me. He has been good in his work. Recently, he has started focusing more on office extracurricular ...
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What should I do about my boss being unreasonable during my notice period?
I work in India in a healthcare organisation. I work for business development. I am on a 1 month notice period and have cleared my intentions of handing over my work with no loss to the organization.
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Company substituting the notice period by paying my base salary
My current organization has 3 months notice period and I have resigned from here on 1st week of June. So, according to that my last day will be 2nd of Sept (Auto generated on company portal).
I do not ...
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Current employer is not accepting my resignation and won't provide relieving letter
My current employer is not accepting my resignation. My official notice period is 30 days. It's been almost 10 days. I talked with my manager and he said, "I won't allow you to leave".
I ...
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What all is covered under the term employment particulars? [closed]
Don't know if this question belongs on this site, but I'll still post anyway...
I am currently employed and looking for higher education opportunities. One of the universities where I am applying has ...
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Can a company increase notice period for any reason, while serving?
P.S - Please note that the question mentioned in this link is not similar to my situation, as my situation is better than that, and I don't want to go for the lawyer thing before trying other means. I ...
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Do I need to keep updating job portal profiles, or pause till I try to switch jobs again?
I have been hired in a new company. Before that I used to upload updated CVs in multiple job portals (like Indeed, Monster, LinkedIn, AngelList, etc.) everyday. Now, do I need to keep updating these ...
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While serving notice period, an offer was given and revoked. What now?
I work in an IT firm in India. I have been serving notice since January 25 to my current organization. Two days ago, they gave me a generous offer and I revoked my notice period based on that. Please ...
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Company offers less money during probation, and agreed upon salary after probation
I have 2 years of experience in IT Industry. I was interviewed by a Product Based Startup. Initially, they asked me if I wanted to learn or get more package. I said that, since I am in the learning ...
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Company wants me back, but does not offer written counter offer
Please go through the question here. Due to the reason mentioned in the link, coupled with some other reasons like no salary hike for a year despite handling multiple roles (development, team lead and ...
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Manager faked my experience to get projects from a client
PLEASE NOTE :- The answers given here does not answer my question, as it does not mention the problems that I have been through.
I am in a very similar situation as the OP of this question. Unlike the ...
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How to deal with a non-employee who is working in our project and the manager is okay with it
An employee recently left the company (say Company 1) and joined elsewhere (say Company 2). The new company (Company 2) that he joined has allowed permanent work from home. So, he completed some of ...
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