Good place to work as fresher - Software Engineer Photon Employee Review

3.0
Dec 14, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

1.It is a good place to work and we can learn a lot of things in a short span of time. 2. We get an opportunity to work with latest technologies. 3. Always can seek assistance from co-workers who are friendly by nature. 4. Rewards in the form of salary hike can be expected if the management feels the employee has right skills.

Cons

1.Work life balance was almost null right from the beginning. 2.Cafeteria food can be better. Nothing is free(coffee or tea) inside except water. 3.Now in this WFH period, they installed tracker software to monitor the employees which has received widespread criticism(lack of trust from management). 4. No fun activities or games. Communication with HR only happens when the employee resigns(not even yearly once they ask about how you feel and what can be changed). 5. Each designation you have to serve for 2 years to be promoted. And with designation/grading levels(I,II,III,IV) now introduced you can dream of reaching a higher position only after 10+ years. 6. VP component in Salary is just indirectly stealing money from our pocket. You rarely get the full amount.

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5.0
May 8, 2026
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Pros

Really good company to work for. Health benefits were great and was able to negotiate a good rate for my contract

Cons

Communication could improve in terms of staying in contact with the contractor. Working with the individual for their next role as the contract is nearing an end would be an area of opportunity as well.

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2.0
Apr 27, 2025
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Pros

Can be on interesting projects Some really good people If on correct team can be very good conditions such as remote work

Cons

Zero opportunities for growth Limited to no work/life balance No Severance Do not pay when on the bench Wrong team or manager the hr insanity can make it rough (One year they decided july 4th was not a holiday another they decided to lower the salary and increase the percentage that was bonus effectually giving everyone a pay cut).. Honestly a 2 might being generous but i have worked with some nice people there and the vast majority of the people were nice and good just wanting to get the job done . Any 5s are probably fake or the lucky few that do not have to deal with Photon Hr.

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