A former Infosys employee from Bengaluru took to Reddit to share his experiences of working at one of India’s largest IT companies. Referring to the work environment as “unrestrained slavery”, the anonymous author details the issues he encountered during his nine-year tenure at the company. He left Infosys in 2017 and is now working at an IT giant based in Bengaluru, Ecospace. In his post, which has gone viral, he compared Infosys with current workplaces, painting a critical picture of Infosys’ corporate culture.

In the post, the person who claims to be a former Infosys employee joined the company as a fresher in 2008 and stayed there for almost a decade. He says he was paid much less than industry standards during this time. He revealed that his last salary in a tech company was Rs 35,000 per month.

“When I left Infosys after nine years, my monthly salary was Rs 35,000. Today, I earn Rs 1.7 lakh, which is almost 400 per cent more,” he revealed. He also mentioned that whenever he refers former Infosys colleagues to his current company, they usually get an 80-100 percent hike in salary, which shows that employees are still underpaid at Infosys. Is.

Another aspect highlighted by the former employee was the disparity in benefits. He said transportation and parking are free in his current organization, whereas at Infosys, employees have to pay for these services from their own pockets. “I paid Rs 3,200 monthly for transportation at Infosys, while parking also cost extra,” he shared. With discounted prices at his new company, the cafeteria also showed a noticeable difference. For example, a fruit juice that costs Rs 15-20 at his current workplace would cost him Rs 40 at Infosys.

The post also details what the former employee called the “myth of progress” at Infosys. While the company promoted employees to sub-levels, such as 4B to 4A, there were no major salary increases or changes in responsibilities. In contrast, promotion in their current company comes with an actual salary increase of 15-25 percent and additional responsibilities.

“Infosys relied on single-digit annual salary increases of 4-6 percent, making it difficult to earn a competitive salary over time,” he said.

One of the biggest challenges he faced during his tenure at Infosys was the 90-day notice period, which he described as a hindrance in changing jobs. He said many potential employers were unwilling to wait three months for an employee to join. In his current company, the notice period is only two months, which he finds more reasonable and allows for easy job changes.

Another issue he raised was Infosys’ rigid working-hour policies. Employees were required to spend a mandatory number of hours on campus, which was tracked through ID card swipes. This led to what the author called an “absurd scenario” where employees came to campus on weekends to meet their required hours.

Finally, the ex-Infosys employee criticized the company’s emphasis on philanthropy while, according to him, employee welfare was neglected. He wrote that employees often joke that the company should redirect some of its charitable efforts toward better wages and benefits for its workforce. He also pointed to the lack of “market correction” in salaries at Infosys, comparing it to his current employer, which periodically adjusts salaries in line with market trends.