Architect Hafeez Contractor Reviews

Likes

This firm has lots of projects of different kinds. If you are good, you will be quickly given responsibility and exposure with clients, consultants etc. Overall, you will have the opportunity to learn the trade here.

Dislikes

The list of dislikes is a long one. This company has a very typical ‘yes sir’ culture. Subordinates are expected to comply without any question. There are no work-life boundaries. You will be expected to work long hours, including overnight. Expect to get work messages, calls at any hour of the day, even middle of the night. No proper organization structure or pyramid. So no potential for promotions etc. because the designations are not defined. Basic digital infrastructure is not in place. For some of the softwares, only few licenses are allotted. So you will always be playing musical chairs. No email ids to even mid-senior level architects. Office is practically run on WhatsApp. Admin and HR policies are many and all are really bad. Tea/coffee is horrid for which you need a coupon. You can’t step out from the office premises except in lunch break, not even for five minutes. You are expected to use your personal phone for office work without any allowance. Zero benefits for consultants. (Draftsmen get all the benefits though.) Office premises is unclean and unkempt. Expect rats and cats inside the office. Weird hierarchy where bottled water or tissue paper is only given to guests and associates, but never to staff. Overall company is very stingy and does not offer even basic facilities to the staff. But they will expect you to work 10-12 hours everyday. If you can put up with rude people and struggle for the smallest basic things due to admin policies, consider this place. Ps - Don’t be fooled by good reviews from draftsmen. They get paid overtime and yearly bonus. Architects don’t....Read More

Work Details

Work days: Alternate Saturday off (Flexible Timings) 

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Nothing

Dislikes

1. Most of the associates and employees come from a Tier 3 college, with very basic knowledge of design. They have been doing the same work for 15 years with no upgrades. 2. The design and decisions are mostly done on the client side; they only do the drafting part. 3. No effort towards adopting the new technologies like Revit. Only they are working with Autocad and sKetchup. 4. Around 700 people crammed in a small building, it's chaotic, noisy. It feels like you are in Dharavi. 5. No lunch space, no toilet for employees. 6. Salary is too low to survive in Mumbai. Working hours are from 9 am - 9 pm. Most of the people with a diploma degree join this company, working 12 hours for a low salary. Location of the office so bad the you have to travel 4 hours daily. This company is running in the name of Hafeez Contractor....Read More

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Saturday (Strict Timings)