PKF Sridhar & Santhanam LLP, Chartered Accountants "Appraisal" Reviews

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Learning is good when you have good project.

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Not a structured appraisal system and pay. Delay in support and query raised. .

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Saturday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.

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Nothing.

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Toxic work culture. Regionalism and favoritism. Work assignment done without any thought of education, experience, skills. Work assignments are based on favoritism. Employees are constantly demotivated through purposeful negative feedback that is neither true nor fair. Performance appraisal n either on time nor fair</mark>. A very arbitrary process. Even after performance appraisal is done, maybe even 6 months after it is due, that too after constant follow-up and begging by the employee concerned, the reflection in the salary ay take another 6 months and the next salary appraisal process starts and the entire mental stress/torture repeats again. HR has absolutely no voice and will refuse to follow-up with the management for increment. HR is even unaware of the date of performance evaluation for the employees. No policy as regards performance appraisal. No HR policy in place. No compliance with legal provisions such as POSH etc. EPF not available for employees. Salary takes 15 days to process. Sometimes longer. Employees are expendable. The company is run like a one man family firm and there is complete disregard for process and procedure. As there is no standard policy, favoritism plays a big part and every employee gets treated differently. No opportunity for career growth. Harassment of employees is common place and is even justified by HR and partners through unfair and purposeful negative feedback....Read More

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Saturday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City, Travel Within Country.

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Decent work culture

Dislikes

Fake promises on appraisals and salary/career growth

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Saturday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country, Travel Within City.

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Work life balance

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They only favour people who they know and this appraisal process is all a formality and for people who actually work hard you either get ditched or left with no motivation.

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Saturday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.

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Nothing to like.

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Everything. Favouritism all around - assignments, appraisal, in practically every area; appraisal not on time and favouritism and bias play a huge role, salary takes fifteen days to process, rude and inconsistent behaviour of seniors in certain offices that takes a toll on the mental well being of the affected employees. Unnecessary harassment of certain staff and unfair allegations and criticism. Constant discouragement and demotivation of staff. HR has no voice and beats to the drum of certain seniors. Partners have even started asking the names of the employees giving reviews and purposeful negative feedback is given that is neither fair nor true. Gender bias seems to prevail as in one review, the reply was that the girl is non-performing<mark style="background-color: #fff5e4;">. Perhaps, the organization can consider that the employee's gender, credentials and performance are not the issue and that the organization and it's policies have failed the employee</mark>. More so, it is against the policy of ambition box to ask for the name of the employee giving anonymous feedback. There is an inability to take constructive criticism, especially on a forum that is dedicated to review....Read More

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Saturday (Strict Timings)

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The firm does not have the policy to lay-off anyone. They will only torture you mentally till you leave by yourself.

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- Toxic Work Environment - Salaries are never received on time, 12-15days time is taken from the salary cycle - Appraisal takes minimum 6months from the time it is due after promising to do it in time - Partners will never review on time, keep you waiting for days initially and last mi nute will ask you to work late nights - When working late nights, no facility is given for employee safety. Female employees are also not given any safe facility to reach home. - Without giving adequate team expect one person to complete all deliverables on time and keep working excess overtime everyday. Not willing to recruit as well. - All saturdays are full-day working, no leverage is given....Read More

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Work days: Monday to Saturday

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Earlier firm was not providing laptops to anyone, Joiners were asked to bring machines on their own cost for which firm was NOT paying anything. But recently (from last 1 / 2 years) firm started to provide laptop to all employees including new joiners.

Dislikes

No clear policies (HR is only puppet). It differs from branch to branch / person to person. No Travelling Allowances for local travelling to client place. No reimbursement of mobile expenses / Internet Expenses if incurred by employee even if travelling out of station. Appraisal Policy: App raisals cycle is of 18 months</mark>.(If joined on 1st Apr 20 then 1st Appraisal will be due on 1st Oct 21 and next will be on 1st Apr 23). Corona Effect: Since it is pandemic, firm expect cooperation from employees but itself don't cooperate. Salaries are delayed by 1 month since April 2020 salary till date. It means August salary paid in last week of September. Deductions upto 60% - 70%. Appraisals / Bonus stopped as of now (no clear timeline of revival....Read More

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Work days: Monday to Saturday (Strict Timings)

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What is worth liking about the company is you there is work life balance to some extent.

Dislikes

Majorly controlled by decision of partners. No benefits to employees. Self centred management. Poor compensation and appraisal policies.

Work Details

Work is good. But no adequate compensation.

Work timings: Strict Timings

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.

Likes

NO HR POLICY, NO APPRAISAL POLICY NO PROPER NETWORKING , LACK OF COMMNUCIATION , IE COMMUNICATION GAP

Dislikes

OK

Work Details

Work timings: Flexible Timings