IT - Contract to Hire / Contract 2 hire jobs ? Beware.. Don't even think about it. I am starting this thread because when i was looking for real reviews from People with respect to Contract 2 Hire or Contract to hire jobs i didnt find much information. I hope this helps some body and I am also looking for some advise regarding my situation.
In the IT industry there are broadly 2 types of hiring.
1) Permanent - Where you directly join the payroll of the company, i.e TCS , Wipro , Atos Origin. Offer letter is offered by the company you are joining itself.
2) Contract / Contract 2 Hire - Where you join the payroll of 3rd party companies, like Future Focus Infotech / Focus Infotech , Magna Infotech, Helios and Matheson. They interview you for a position in a client company usually a bigger company like Wipro, TCS etc and an interview is also conducted by the client. Here if its a Contract 2 hire offer which you get it generally means you would be hired by the client company depending on various factors like your performance, tenure, noc from the 3rd party company etc.
So i had a decent permanent job here in Mumbai along with around 5 years experience in the industry. I was looking for somthing better in terms of compensation and project and i was looking out for available jobs in the market. One fine day i get interviewed from a company called Future Focus Infotech ( also Focus infotech ) for a position in Wipro Technologies Pune. I also get interviewed by the project managers in Wipro which turns out to be good. I get a very good offer which is around 40% hike in terms of my compensation. I also like the job description and responsibilities etc and I accept it immediately and agree to the joining date etc. It is a contract to hire job meaning i could be hired by Wipro directly if they are satisfied with my performance and various other factors. Meanwhile they start all the formalities, i.e collecting copies of all my documents, payslips etc. I get an offer letter where they mention the joining date as 22nd August 2011 and location Wipro technologies Pune etc. Meanwhile i complete the reliving formatlites in the organization where i used to work and prepare myself to join the company in Pune. The shocker comes to me on 17th August 2011 after i have already completed my last day at my organization that the project which i was hired for is on hold and they are trying to map me in a different project which would take a couple of days and they would inform me about it. They kept saying the same thing every 2nd day and did not commit on a date of joining. Meanwhile I talk to a senior Manager Mr Rangaiah Naidu from Future Focus Infotech and he assures me that they are in touch with Wipro all this while and they are going to map me in a differnt project in Wipro itself. Then they call me to Pune to meet their county head mr R.P Singh who is visiting their Pune office. In the meeting he assures me that they are going to place me in a weeks time. I have been following up with them daily and the lastest what i got to hear from their delivery Manager from Bangalore Mr Srinivas is that currently there are no openings in Pune for my profile so they cannot do much and they could help me get placed in Bangalore or Chennai where they have open positions for my profile. Since i do not have any other option i have now agreed to join at the Bangalore location and Mr Srinivas the delivery manager has told me that he would get back to me with an update. Looking at theway things are going, i have little faith in their assurances. Its the 2nd week i am sitting at home without a job now and it is really maddening to sit at home not doing anything.
This might be a rare occurance, but i was warned by many of my friends about not joining a Contract 2 Hire job. Through this thread, i just want to reach the people in the IT industry to be cautious of the body shopping companies, and companies like Future Focus Infotech / Focus Infotech which offer Contract or Contract 2 Hire jobs. I feel it is not worth the effort and there are high chances that you would end you putting your self in a position where you dont want to be in and cause mental trauma to yourself. These companies dont bother to keep their word and honor their offer and commitments. The only reason a contract to hire position exists is because they can pull the plug any moment without bothering about your job/career.
Meanwhile can any senior guys advise what can i do to make sure these guys dont get away with somebody's incompetence at their end ? Can i ask for a compensation ? Can i do somthing else ? Needless to say i am looking for other jobs in the market as i have little faith in their promises.
Last edited by heavy_foot : 2nd September 2011 at 15:05.
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