Paytm Labs Reviews

3.3

53% would recommend to a friend

(86 total reviews)
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Harinder Takhar

53% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Paytm Labs has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 86 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Paytm Labs employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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86 reviews
1.0
4 Apr 2019
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Great salary, a few nice people (when I was working there, anyway)

Cons

Incredibly toxic work environment. No body cares about what is going on in your life, because you're not allowed to have a life. I had several crises in a very short span of time while working there, which impacted my output. My manager sat me down to talk about it and struggled to hide their irritation when I explained my circumstances. They literally rolled their eyes at me at one point when I was fighting back tears. I was working harder than I possibly could, and it was still not good enough. I'm not a lazy person, or an indifferent person. I'm a person with a lot of outside responsibilities and personal health struggles, which everyone in management treated as an inconvenience. They really don't care about you here. All that matters to them is that you give up your life, your entire existence, for this company. The CEO would regularly give "pep talks" about how he never stops thinking about this company, even when he's taking a shower. There is also a ton of micromanagement and bizarre hypocrisy. I was micromanaged right from the very beginning, and berated for every single small mistake or slip-up. My manager would tell me I needed to provide more input on projects but when I did, it was ignored. I eventually just stopped trying. If you have received a job offer, be prepared to give up everything. Everything. Your health, your sanity. If you're the type of person who lives to work and doesn't care about having friends, a family, sleep, or a functioning digestive system, then go ahead and accept. If your entire life is about making as much money as possible and nothing else, go ahead and accept. If you want to work with people who will get instantly frustrated when you have a question, go ahead and accept.

1.0
27 Dec 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Very deep pocket so you can really get high salary if you know how to negotiate. - They offer ridiculously high referral bonus. - Convenient downtown location. - Some teams have a nice strong bond and are shielded from the overall company madness, so your mileage may vary.

Cons

I will mostly share fact events not personal opinions or interpretations, so if you got an offer from PayTM you can verify these points by yourself: - Turnover is relatively high, but that's not the issue. Many people left in their first few weeks or months, and many more left without even having another job offer! - It happened many times that projects get simply dropped and thrown away after many months of hard work. Change in direction and priorities can be really chaotic and frustrating. - There is a lot happening behind the scene within the so-called "leaders" including office politics, gossip and backstabbing. On many occasions it got very ugly when they decided to get rid of someone (e.g. deny your bonus, give you a fake bad performance review, isolate you). The CEO unfortunately sometimes choose to turns a blind eye. --- I still believe PayTM can be a good choice for many people. For example, those who enjoy collecting a big paycheck and do not mind to sacrifice a bit for that. You can definitely get a good jump in your salary that will help you in your next career move. Also, you could be lucky and get into a team that shield you from the company madness. Ignore the fake reviews, they were mostly within a short period of time and follow a very detectable pattern. If you got an offer, just try to speak with one team member that worked there for more than 2 years and does not have the VP-* title and ask them to give you their honest feedback. There is no one-size fits all, so just make sure that this is the right company culture for you personally based on your own judgement.

1.0
7 Aug 2019

Stay away from this toxic place

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. Comp is above market standards 2. Technology stack is modern

Cons

1. 1. If you are someone senior or mid level, think 10 times before joining this company because the toxic environment will grate at you everyday and will wear you down 2. Leadership changes direction every week, and months of good work goes to waste 3. Senior management is filled with toxic people who are there because of the amount of time they have stayed at the company rather than their capabilities 4. CEO fashions himself as a management guru but in reality is pretty fickle minded prejudiced person who has an inflated sense of self worth

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