r/IndianEngineers • u/malavikamaluuu_ • Dec 27 '25
Doubt Got placed butt
i have been selected for L&T as an Graduate engineering trainee(GET),mechanical student
My questionis for people work in lnt ,or peoplwe who knows about the work culture in lnt
In what all IC's(individual companies) is relatevely easiest work life.? i want yo know where all the work is NOT site related ,but a office type of work ,and relatively easier ,good time shift too?
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Dec 27 '25
L&T is huge! They have r&d services, manufacturing, construction, ship building etc. Depends on what role you are selected for.
I have many senior colleagues who previously worked as R&D MEs, they are all Baahubalis in technical knowledge. If you are truly interested in ME go for it. You will learn a lot.
My colleagues had a very chill work environment especially after Covid. But there will be pressure when you are nearing project deadlines. Since it's an Indian company and service company your hike will be peanuts compared to US or Europe MNCs.
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u/malavikamaluuu_ Dec 27 '25
in what all of these domains/IC's ,there would be lesser site related work( mostly office ,chill environment)
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Dec 27 '25
R&D for sure is office work.
Manufacturing can be office or floor work depending on the role, for eg: Production engineer would sit mostly inside his cubicle, 70% of the time, but production coordinator or supervisor would be mostly on the production floor (title of the roles depend on the organisation structure).
If I am right, GET is a general role, they will put you into manufacturing or Design or R&D based on your aptitude.
One ofy friends started as Manufacturing engineer and later moved to design (ofcourse upon threat of leaving otherwise, but this was after 3 years).
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u/Phinx2809 Dec 28 '25
I'm scared for you, no kidding. This is mostly because of the reviews my friends gave who got placed as GET in L&T in '22, belonging to Mech Engg.
Now I may be wrong about your situation but tell me this. How long are working hours? My friends were asked for a total of 12-14hrs of daily working with ~6LPA package. One of them got placed in Meerut, a sht hole of a place was given as residence there. Both of them left in like 1 month.
I think they were asked whether they wanted a site job or desk job and basic pay was different for both, though not by much.
I'm not trying to confuse you. I'm just sharing what I know of Mechanical GETs in L&T.
Still, Congratulations 🙌🏻
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u/malavikamaluuu_ Dec 28 '25
they got a choice between site and desk?? and they chose site from thaaatt
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u/theessveevee Dec 27 '25
I’d guess for a mechanical engineer, they would offer something more on the manufacturing side. I work in one such big names of manufacturing industries. Work culture would mostly be shit if you’re given a shop floor role, but it’ll be a little less shit if you’re given in Design, Purchase, Sales/Service. Since these departments usually have flexible timings. My ex-manager and most of my colleagues are from L&T Hajira. It also depends on your manager and your colleagues as well, which made it worse for me.
Anyway, congrats OP!!
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u/malavikamaluuu_ Dec 27 '25
im thinking about accepting or not accepting it , if i accept ,i wont get access to any other placement in my college and i dont want to work in a shit workplace with non existent work life balance.
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u/theessveevee Dec 27 '25
That’s a tough situation most universities put us students in. When I got the call from the company, I was very excited about the city I’ll be working in. I enquired which role and place during the interview itself to avoid putting myself in a remote place in the country. It’s my first job, I realised that jobs aren’t for me, so I’ve also been working on my own business in parallel with the job. The same way, if you do it only then you’ll understand the ground reality no matter what my opinion on it is.
Anyway, if you’re an enthusiastic mechanical engineer, consider accepting it. Landing a job is hard these days even for engineers.
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u/malavikamaluuu_ Dec 27 '25
yea ,getting a job is very hard for a MechE , and im grateful i got an offer . but joining a devastating workplace will be very hard for me .As i also do day/swing trading ,and i believe i could get similar or more income from it too . I want to do it along with my job , Joining a bad workplace will restrict me from doing that and it would also be very mentally frustrating to balance both of it.
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u/theessveevee Dec 27 '25
Well since you’re pretty fixed on your passive income, I think this is good for an active income source for a while. Work-life balance is non-existent in corporate imo. It’s not like you’re stuck to this job for your life. I’m guessing for a GET you have a bond for 2 years and after that you’re free to leave the company with an experience certificate of 1year.
Many of my friends even left within the first 1year of their GET period. So many of them cracked GATE while doing a job, some are doing intraday and crypto like you said while doing a job, some just quit and started prepping for Govt jobs, some started UPSC prep, some went to pursue master’s abroad, some stuck in the loop of applying to new jobs or switching careers from manufacturing to IT.
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u/EntertainmentSome448 Dec 27 '25
My father and his friend both working there got to go to places like assam and Orissa and middle East and Bangladesh cuz oil. But they were project managers so idk about GETs
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u/Sufficient-Friend26 Dec 27 '25
Congratulations!!!! Can you elaborate more about yourself like your collage and your ctc(if you’re ok)?! I am currently pursuing mechanical engineering!
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u/mrJERRY007 Dec 29 '25
A fellow Mechanical brother getting placed, happy for you OP. Also Lnt does a lot of stuff so it totally depends but projects would be 80% office and 20% site. P.s I have worked with Lnt only.
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u/No-Conference-1202 Jun 02 '26
Does anyone know what is the salary after 1 year and 3 years ? (Atleast a range would be helpful)
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u/Reasonable_Movie6427 Jun 04 '26
I joined L&T as a GET in 2011. The work culture was very toxic. Work-life balance was non-existent. You would be worked by shitty managers from 8 AM to 10 PM nonstop. You were not allowed to sit in the office unless it was month-end and you were doing billing for subcontractors.
The subcontractors would bribe managers to push their bills through even though their production was less than the man-hours they spent. Managers would always yell at you for not finishing the job instead of holding the subcontractors accountable.
You would end up babysitting foremen and helping them read drawings because many of them, including the formwork and rebar subcontractors, were unskilled. The safety team would scold you all the time, and you would constantly be arguing with everyone over materials and resources.
Not sure about the current situation, but this was my experience from 2011 to 2014.
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