As a former employee of Bitopia Group
As a former employee of Bitopia Group, I would like to provide my honest review.
If someone wants to gain experience from beginner to advanced level, then this company is one of the best places for learning. However, there are several issues that I would like to point out.
First of all, new employees are given an excessive amount of projects. For example, if a new employee has the capability to handle 5 projects, they are assigned 10 projects instead. If an employee is late to the office, salary deductions are made. However, employees are required to work at least 2 extra hours on around 22 out of 26 working days every month, without receiving any additional benefits or compensation. In addition, the last off-day of every month is usually canceled, and no extra payment is provided for this additional work.
Officially, the company’s People Desk policy states that employees are entitled to 10 casual leaves, 12 sick leaves, and 10 earned leaves per year. However, in reality, employees are unable to use these benefits during their employment. In simple terms, it feels like these policies only exist to satisfy government requirements.
Another major issue is the pressure placed on employees regarding personal matters. After joining, once the company realizes that an employee is capable of performing well, pressure is applied to make them provide their National ID card so the company can create marketplace accounts for office use. Later, when the employee resigns, these accounts are not returned to them, even though they are initially told otherwise.
In addition, employees are also pressured in different ways to provide their passports. The passports are allegedly used to create accounts in various international banks in order to evade taxes.
If any employee refuses to provide their personal documents, different forms of pressure are applied to them. There have also been incidents where employees’ personal mobile phones were checked, including messages, WhatsApp, Telegram, and other personal media and communications.
The biggest issue is related to resignation policies. If an employee wants to leave the job voluntarily, they are required to submit a resignation letter to HR at least one month in advance. Even if the notice period is short by just one day, salary is deducted as a notice period penalty. However, if the company decides to terminate an employee, no prior notice is given, and the employee is required to leave the office within 5 minutes. Furthermore, if any salary remains unpaid, the company may take 2–3 months to clear the dues.
There are many more things I wanted to say, but I chose not to mention them.