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Wipro Employee Faces HR Questions After Rejecting Three Projects
A Wipro employee has not been assigned to a project for about four months.
This situation is called being in the “free pool.”
The employee turned down three possible projects.
One project did not match their skills, while two required working in locations they could not accept.
HR then asked the employee to explain these decisions.
The employee became worried about losing their job.
Their manager suggested accepting relocation and learning new skills.
Online commenters advised the employee to start applying for jobs instead of waiting to feel fully ready.
The employee is also concerned that joining a new Wipro project could create a three-month notice period.
A Wipro employee said they have been in the company’s “free pool” for four months.
The employee rejected three project opportunities, citing a skill mismatch for one and location constraints for two.
Wipro HR emailed the employee seeking justification, prompting concerns about job security and future assignments.
The employee’s manager advised contacting the WMG team, accepting relocation, and learning the required technologies.
Online users urged the employee to start interviewing, improve skills, accept project conditions, or resign and seek another job.
- Who
- An unnamed Wipro employee, their manager, Wipro HR, and social media commenters.
- What
- The employee received an HR request for justification after rejecting three project opportunities while remaining in the “free pool.”
- Where
- At Wipro; the specific project locations were not identified.
- When
- The employee has worked at Wipro since September 2020 and had been in the “free pool” for four months; the HR email was described as arriving that day.
- Why
- The employee rejected one project because of a skill mismatch and two because of location constraints; HR sought an explanation for the decisions.
Employee’s Concerns
Online Commenters’ Advice
Reasons for rejecting projects
Employee’s Concerns
The employee said one opportunity did not match their skills and the other two conflicted with location constraints.
Online Commenters’ Advice
Commenters said the employee should improve their skills, accept relocation, commit to available projects, or leave.
Job search readiness
Employee’s Concerns
The employee feared interviews and had been waiting to feel fully prepared before applying externally.
Online Commenters’ Advice
Commenters advised starting interviews immediately, saying the employee could not wait to become perfectly prepared.
Project assignment versus external search
Employee’s Concerns
The employee worried that a new project assignment could create a three-month notice period and make switching jobs harder.
Online Commenters’ Advice
One commenter advised putting a last working day about 20 days away, interviewing, and seeking immediate release if an offer arrived.
Key facts
- Employer
- Wipro
- Employment start
- September 2020
- Free-pool period
- Four months
- Projects rejected
- Three
- Reasons given
- One skill mismatch and two location constraints
- Potential notice period
- Three months if assigned to another project, according to the employee
- Employee concern
- Finding a new job and managing interviews and notice-period requirements
Quotes
The Wipro employee
A Wipro employee describing their project rejections and response to HR.
“After receiving the HR email today, I panicked and spoke to my manager. I explained the reasons for all three rejections. He told me that I should contact the WMG team and tell them that I am now willing to relocate and willing to learn/upskill in the required technologies.”
NDTV
“Start applying first. You can never be perfectly ready. Attend some interviews just to get out of your comfort zone. Market is difficult too. Converting application to recruiter call is itself difficult.”
NDTV
Sources
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