Blenheim Chalcot "Work Life Balance" Reviews

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I like how they try to be cool but aren't.

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Firstly you will like the environment & you will survive if you don't speak up. There no corporate culture here, its like a close friends running the whole business. One thing about the company is ANY THING CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME. Be ready to get laid off, be ready to see your junior becoming your senior. They all listen to you but then you will be targeted. NO BONUS, I mean 5% increament? Are u serious? And the FAVOURITISM, OMG its in the DNA here everybody who is important is a known of other important person<mark style="background-color: #fff5e4;">. There no criteria of hard work only CONTACTS work here</mark>. People who really wants a change are replaced East India co. as we call it. They don't give bonus/ increment to employees but replace them with someone new with a hike. People just leave this organisation in 6 to 1 year max. And if they stay more than that they'll surely leave after the increment. Advice to Management: Stop hiring referral of leads, managers or colleagues from previous organisation....Read More

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Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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You'll get the salary on time. "This review has a high chance of getting deleted soon. Please save it or forward it as soon as possible"

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The salary that you get on time doesn't reflect your hard work or the value you bring, it depends on how good you are at making your line manager give you the highest rating. (The more you boast about the work which you might not have done brings in more salary and respect). Everythingthat you expect from a proper product company is lacking here. The company headquarters is in London. Voila, get ready to be treated as peasants if someone from the UK visits the office. They'll be treated as lords, while employees from India are treated as use and throw. There is a separate wing called "The Admin" to specially take care of the people from the UK. Apart from the worst politics in the office, the company has a strict work-from-office policy (where you can't choose which office to work from), and the space is so small for the employees that you have to find a new place every single day (this is improving nowadays as they are firing people in huge batches). If you ask for Work From Home, they'll force you to take a leave. But people who have a good rapport with the so-called, Senior Leadership Team, they'll be granted weeks of Work From Home. The pantry won't even fit 1/5th of the employees, people should eat in batches as there is no space. Neither they increase office space nor do they grant permission for Work From Home. As a bonus, there is something called Quarterly Awards, god that must be a joke. I agree a few people get awards based on the value they create, but the majority of the awards go to the people who create that "I am working very hard" kind of impression with the Senior Team (They usually don't work, I know it because they could barely solve any problem that falls under their designation). There are people designated as Data Science Leads, who barely know anything technical. ClaudeAI/ChatGPT has become a weapon for these people who don't even know anything about Data Science but sit in the highest position in the hierarchy to dictate to the people on the lower hierarchy, the same sentences GPT gives you on any topic. They seem very knowledgeable, they speak of things that you've never heard but in reality, they lack everything. For the past 1 year, management has hired people who are clearly unfit for leadership roles and let them rule and judge the people who are under them. The management expects people to work on things outside of their domain, for example a data scientist would be expected to do software engineering, sometimes frontend engineering too. If you say no to the work, first you'll be offboarded from the working portfolio or project, eventually, you'll be fired from the company (I have seen this happen to my colleague) They fire people like hell, they'll ask someone in the middle of the day to leave with their laptop on their desk and not come to the office the next day. There is something called a notice period which they clearly violate. There is no chance for you to say anything against them. They announce the news of your firing as if they are doing an eternal favor for you. They send people to London, again those who have that "I am working very hard" kind of impression. Not those people who actually sit overtime to improve any feature in the product or the person who actually works weekends without any compensation. The Job of the leadership is to hire good people, who create intangible value for the company and the employees. Always remember, a person might have 26 Years of experience, but might not have that leadership qualities in him to drive the company to success or create value for the employees to train them. A person might just have 12 years of experience but can create a significant impact on the company. People here hire randomly without any proper capability check and culture check. I agree that there are a lot of people who have those capabilities and were hired based on them, but I feel none of them are at that leadership level which is very vital. God, there are a ton of things out there, that I can't list because I am exhausted of thinking these things. Some person in the C-level position has lashed out in the office for writing the "Accurate Bad" reviews on Ambition Box and Glassdoor. That's the state of this company, Period. The company is trying to transform into a Product Operating Model, as stated in the book Transformed by Marty Cagan. I strongly sense that this might not happen at all. Leadership is hired very badly. I know many others might have had a completely different experience, but this is truly what I have experienced. Also, there is a huge gender parity in the office, you know which gender is treated better than another, no need to mention. If someone from the Admin or Leadership is reading this, please replace the coffee machines with something better, we deserve some good coffee at least. Also, swap those paper cups with those mugs that you offer to the UK "lords". P.S: Everything I have mentioned above is absolutely true and doesn't simply imply my opinions on the company....Read More

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

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company have a strong emphasis on work-life balance, company offers a competitive salary that reflects the market standards and the employee' skill and experience. Company provides a stable and secure working environment with clear communication about the job expectation and performance, company fosters a culture of learning by encouraging employees to pursue further education and certification....Read More

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Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

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Blenheim Chalcot places a high emphasis on personal and professional development. They maintain a heathy work-life balance. The HR team is always available to address any concerns and ensures a smooth experience for all.

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There is not option for remote work, so we are required to work from the office five days a week.

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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None. Nothing at all.

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1) The salaries paid to employees here is very low as compared to market standards. 2) Get ready to work from office every day. You won't have work life balance here. 3) No career growth or policies for employees benefits. 4) Politics everywhere. Please be ready to work hard and get norecognition here....Read More

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Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

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The good things about this place - Salary comes on time. Work life balance is great but due to a negative reason - there isn't much work to do in the first place, people are on bench for months at stretch. Some of your peers are smart and help you learn, but politics may stop this aspeople try to one up eachother....Read More

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1. Complete lack of structure - they are hiring at large scale without having any structure or processes in place. No onboarding, no process introduction, no expectation setting in a timely manner - many crucial things just don't exist. When the system (or lack of it) fails, the blame falls on people and they become scapegoats. 2. Lack of managers- what happens when 90+ fresh graduates are reporting to a single person, who is a first time manager? You guessed it - chaos. There are not enough managers and it cases tonnes of unresolved issues. 3. Since there are no processes, people can twist the situations as they want. Eg. No response from manager means you have to assume leave has been denied. 4. There is zero onboarding for new joiners and absolutely no support provided in early days. It's acceptable if the managers don't respond to your queries, but not if your work gets affected due to this. The impact of this on people's performance is obviously largely negative. 5. Some times, people don't get projects for months at stretch and being on the bench for a long time might not be a happy place for everyone. 6. A complete lack of culture as 99% of the workforce has been recently hired. People with unacceptable behaviours are tolerated because they keep pleasing the bosses and clients, but treat others like shit. 7. Remote work policies are extremely biased. Some folks are allowed to work remotely, but their reporting team has to strictly work from office, irrespective of circumstances or emergencies. 8. If you decide work here, keep applying to other jobs - because you will never know when you will lose your job. Worst thing about this place - terrible, terrible in terms of job security. Most important advice: If you are letting go of other job offer for this company - we urge you to reconsider - a stable, organized workplace is much better. There is no job security in this place, so take time and decide wisely....Read More

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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Challanges, work-life balance

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Training sessions not provided to upgrade skills

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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Not much only work life balance

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No incentives or bonus

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.