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Many years ago I (a USian) was hired by a massive Indian company famous for outsourcing that had begun "insourcing": Hiring US labor for jobs with US companies

Many years ago I (a USian) was hired by a massive Indian company famous for outsourcing that had begun "insourcing": Hiring US labor for jobs with US companies within the US, but managing these hires through their offices in India. The job didn't start for months, but the weirdness started immediately. I had filled out all the onboarding paperwork, but as there had been almost no vetting I assumed this was all still preliminary and my "actual" hiring would hinge on another round of interviews (possibly with the US client company). Then I checked my bank balance one day and found it to be significantly higher than expected due to automated deposits that continued for the duration: The hiring process was over, I was now a full blown employee as far as the company was concerned. The original position was in Chicago (a city I was not in) however after a month or so of waiting this seemed to fall through and I was asked to select from a short list of other cities I would be available to relocate to. I chose New York and eventually was given a weeks-away start date that I was expected to begin work there, however no hint of a corresponding salary bump. Being unwilling to relocate to NY for a Chicago salary, I patiently explained to the management in India that I would need to know my new salary first. After they blew through a few soft deadlines while continuing to insist that I was expected to be at work in New York on the same start date, I finally got my direct supervisor on phone at the beginning of his workday and made it clear that I needed this number before his close of business or else. When that deadline was also blown, I followed through on my promise and quit immediately (a move that seemed to surprise him). During these three or four months I had shown up at no office or been assigned any tasks.

busterarm 8y ago
I had an eerily similar experience subcontracting with a massive Indian company that was itself subcontracting for an American contractor for General Dyanamics. They spent a bunch of money on a background check and I was hired but weeks dragged on without a start date. I kept explaining to them that I had to give notice to my previous employer and would need to know the date in advance. After several more weeks of "soon", I told them that if they didn't give me a start date by EOW, I would be resigning at the close of business day Friday. This was before ever actually starting even though I'd been hired. They blew the deadline and I quit on the spot, and they immediately countered with telling me that I could start the following Monday. Clearly they did not understand a single thing that I was trying to tell them or did not care. No regrets walking away from that one.

busterarm 8y ago

I had an eerily similar experience subcontracting with a massive Indian company that was itself subcontracting for an American contractor for General Dyanamics. They spent a bunch of money on a background check and I was hired but weeks dragged on without a start date. I kept explaining to them that I had to give notice to my previous employer and would need to know the date in advance. After several more weeks of "soon", I told them that if they didn't give me a start date by EOW, I would be resigning at the close of business day Friday. This was before ever actually starting even though I'd been hired. They blew the deadline and I quit on the spot, and they immediately countered with telling me that I could start the following Monday. Clearly they did not understand a single thing that I was trying to tell them or did not care. No regrets walking away from that one.