Yesterday signed the offer letter, joined today and planning to abscond, should I? What are my options?
I need some career advice because I'm feeling really confused.
A recruiter contacted me for a role and kept emphasizing the ICICI Lombard brand, making me believe I would be directly hired by ICICI Lombard. I even asked him if the role was permanent or contractual. He told me it was permanent and said contractors don't get benefits like PF and variable pay, so I trusted him.
A few days before joining, he sent me the offer letter. That's when I realized it was actually from 3i Infotech, not ICICI Lombard. There was no ICICI Lombard logo or mention that I would be on their payroll. I had doubts but still accepted because it was too late to back out.
I asked him again if there was any chance of getting absorbed into ICICI Lombard, and he said yes, if I performed well.
Today was my first day, and after talking to other employees, they told me that getting absorbed into ICICI Lombard is extremely rare and may not happen at all. I also haven't received a laptop or work assets yet, and I spent most of the day just moving from one person to another without proper onboarding.
I honestly feel disappointed and misled. On top of that, the office is far from my home, I'm on a third-party payroll, and I'm already getting interview calls for roles that are much closer to where I live.
Would you stay in this job for a few months and see how it goes, or would you start looking for another opportunity immediately? Has anyone else been in a similar situation?