Soliton Technologies Coimbatore Reviews

Likes

- good pay - work from home - small teams (sometimes it's a con)

Dislikes

- No role clarity, everyone is expected to fulfil or play any role, thanks to improper planning and insufficient allocation. - No technical growth beyond mid-level, no real tech experts. Seen evidently over many years where experts keep going out and not enough lateral recruits to replace them. - unfair comparisons affect appraisal. Often people are compared with completely unrelated projects or opportunities. - a false promise of flexible timings. Based on the clients' time zone (mostly US), you WILL have to stay back late at least 3 days a week. - Above all, the culture is sub-par. There is no clear vision or direction. Recent change in leadership has adversely affected the culture across verticals in the company....Read More

Work Details

Work policy: 2 weeks/quarter from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Good package and compensation, culture, people first nature, good learning

Dislikes

Very poor work life balance

Work Details

Work policy: Once in ever quater

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Good natured people.

Dislikes

Its been sometime since I left but want to write review and share feedback as I want soliton to grow and learn from past mistakes about how to handle good talent. I worked really hard here when its very simple to see that most ppl are not that much committed or focused and are clearly taking advantage of freedom that company gave. S enior ppl here will consider that they have best talent pool, which is actually not the case - they are good ppl but not good professionals. Yes all gr8 cust reviews are because of a few ppl but most are average performers. Anyway I performed very well, got great feedback from my manager and customer<mark style="background-color: #fff5e4;">. Even management was happy, but when it was appraisal time, I got a salary raise that was hardly above average</mark>. I worked through the year for a good raise and kept telling my seniors that it was imp to me. My peers compared to who I gave far more outcomes who had not given more than 100% (like me) were almost at same salary as me after the year. I felt ill treated and hurt. What is the use of working extra and hard? To soliton team, u have to treat ppl who give more outcome, better appraisals (being very raw right now for helping good talent in soliton and most importantly you). Top performers in other companies are given as much as 50%-100% hikes and I did not even ask that much. You should know this data, it is not govt job with fixed hike and tenure based system. I knw you're having good intentions in heart & that's why I'm writing this review to help you keep good talent. Good financial growth is my ambition and for extra few lakhs you lost a very committed and passionate person. Pls remember this and hope u learn. Not mentioning poor work life balance because I think it was my fault only to give so much personal time to work expecting a little more growth. Probably you went and hired a new lead at higher salary, lose lose situation. Best of luck...Read More

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

- Soliton follows a philosophy of giving more importance to attitude and good nature over talent. In the words of Director - "Even if someone is less talented, if he/she has the right attitude, he/she will scale heights. On the other hand, if someone doesn't have the right attitude, no matter how skillful he/she, they ought to fall". So, one thing you can be rest assured, you will see humble, good-natured, polite and hardworking souls around you all the time. It makes the work lot more easier and enjoyable. - Soliton and the management treats you like a family. There is a lot of personal touch in what they do to employees. - Financially rewarding. Soliton in the past few years is on a purple patch and it's expected to continue. If your performance is good, you can expect close to 30% increment in salary every year. - L ots of responsibilities and exposure at a young age. I led a project of 3 engineers when I was only 3 year experienced. At 5-6 years of experience, you get to act at managerial level. It doesn't mean, responsibility is thrust early. For someone willing to go higher, age and experience is not a factor to stop you....Read More

Dislikes

- Work life balance can take a hit at times. It depends on the project, client and other factors. But still, it is something that could be improved. But the interesting fact is that this is an area Soliton management tries really hard to improve and they are open to all suggestions to make it better. But sometimes things do happen be yond control. - For some niche areas, there is a lack of expertise among seniors. So individuals have to learn on their own. I wouldn't consider this a big deal for someone who prefers self learning. Especially when internet is the best teacher possible....Read More

Work Details

Excellent

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.