Pros
I am currently working (4.5 years) and also searching for a job opening outside. Worked both in Gurgaon and Bangalore locations. I hope this review is anonymous !!!! Pros: Office facilities- comfortable and well-maintained office, insurance and other employee Benefits are better than other companies, Pay (pro as well a con). But in few months (may be a year later), a smart person would definitely realise money and benefits is not everything.
Cons
Quality of work- you will quickly realize you are doing dumb or very close to dumb work/assignments. You may enjoy for some time because you are now paid more for an easy/no brainer job- but a year later you would realise your skill-set has gone for a toss!!! - trust me finding another job will now be difficult with no learning in xl. Politics and respect- Politics is everywhere, not just in Xl. I think here its little extra and the respect a new joiner would get is pathetic. The attitude of old timers is intolerable (majority manager & above have grown within XL and I strongly believe they don’t know outside world). Lot of sugar coating happens in a team gathering or large town halls but when it comes to one on one there is always a different face. Job satisfaction and peace of mind: There are fewer good roles and sensible managers. if you happen to work for them you are extremely lucky. But in majority of cases you won’t have the job satisfaction and that is when you would STRONGLY REALISE MONEY IS NOT EVERYTHING. Paper policies: On paper policies looks very good, but many are left for the manager to decide e.g. work from home. Managers would not agree work from home, just show attitude and would expect you to beg. Common!! When there is a policy and when there is no problem with work delivery why can’t you just let people utilize the policy? Now AXA has taken over but I believe the teams are going to behave the same way, because I don’t see the old timers going any where. i worked for operations and little less than a year in finance and the review applies for both.