Accenture

I used to give 5 stars to this company when I was still working with them. I loved most of everything there - the professionalism, the benefits, the work environment, etc.

One day recently, out of the blue, HR called me to say I was being laid off due to a shortage of upcoming projects for the time being. Although this brought me quite a shock and disappointment, I made myself understand the situation and accepted it.

Apparently, they gave me the compensation at the minimum amount as defined by law. I was thinking to myself that with my hard work and dedication so far, along with the company's reputation, they would have given me much more than that. It turned out they viewed it as the minimum amount they must pay. Note that the company did not lose capital that year or the year earlier; in fact, they had earned a lot of money from my past projects. This brought me great disappointment with this used-to-be beloved company.

At the time of signing off, HR tried to talk nicely to me and promised to quickly proceed with things for me (without my asking, in fact), but none of them ever happened in a timely manner at all. The compensation, which they promised to pay by the next middle of the month, didn't happen until the month's end. In fact, this amount should have been given right at the time the employee signed off. The certification letter of employment was delayed for over a month without explanation. This caused me a lot of burden as I needed it for my job application, but they did not seem enthusiastic at all. Also, the last month's payslip and the withholding tax certification were never received in time, and I had to politely ask for them and kept following up on and on.

I have to say that I am terribly disappointed with this reputable company. I found many smaller companies I used to work with had much eagerness and sincerity in how they treated ex-employees fairly and with sympathy. I feel so regretful for everything I had been dedicating to this company along my incumbency.

I will never recommend this company to anyone. This is not a place worth working and dying for. You will be eligible to be dumped anytime when you have no use to them.

Please be fair to your employees and treat them sincerely. Don't treat them like garbage when they have no use.