I joined this company in a very senior position. At the time of recruitment a very rosy picture was created both by hiring manager and HR. I was told a lot about opportunities, work ethics, Nordic culture etc.etc. But after I joined, within a month I realized that I was recruited just to show somehow that they are looking for ramp up in India for senior position. Looks like they were not getting approval for this position in Finland due to cost pressure so someone decided to recruit in India. I was completely lost for first two months as very less information was coming towards me and practically there was no work at all. I was totally new to this set up as in my previous jobs for this senior position there was ton of work. Then when I started looking around I realized that there were many like me. Then there was another shock. After some months of my joining I came to know that there was organization change and the manager who recruited me was gone to somewhere else. Then upon gossiping little bit here and there people told me that this happens almost every year. The big shock came to me next is I was transferred automatically to some other unit and the new manager almost disowned me. I then spent almost 3 months in isolation where I was not involved in anything and practically nobody was communicating anything to me. I then got worried as they were paying me big salary and asking for no work at all. Tried a lot to get support both from my manager and from HR but manager was non co operative and HR was helpless. Not sure if this was true or they were just acting. Then they started assigning me some useless, unimportant and little work which practically someone 3 levels below me could have easily did by just working two hours a day. Finally after struggling around an year when I spoke to my manager and HR on my career path and the fact that I was not having much work at all, they told me that the position is redundant and I should find out something internally. So pretty much I was on my own. The odd part was I was too new to the organization and had no contacts so finding something internally was almost impossible. Finally somehow I got a job outside and I was relieved. But the trauma I had during my stint specially the last 2-3 months was unimaginable. It was very difficult for me to get a new job in short time as there are less and less senior positions outside. I still don't understand why they recruit senior people when there are no senior positions in reality. They were just playing with my career and my life. I think I will never forget this in my lifetime. I will urge all senior people not to get trapped with big titles and higher salary while joining. Keep in mind that you are risking your career. I will never recommend this company for any manager profile.
