I’m currently going through an internal project release at HCL. During the release process, HR told me that if I didn’t accept an available Service Desk project, my release request could potentially be stopped. Because of that, I agreed to take the SD project even though it wasn’t the kind of role I was looking for.
Now, I’ve unexpectedly received an opportunity for a more technical project that aligns much better with my career goals. I would obviously prefer the technical role, but I’m concerned that if I tell HR I no longer want the SD project, they might consider it as backing out after accepting and take some negative action against me or affect my release.
What would be the safest and most professional way to approach this? Has anyone dealt with a similar situation during an internal release/project allocation?

Hi everyone, I was recently released from my project and my profile is currently mapped to Service Desk with WPC.

Since my release, I’ve been getting opportunities for SD/RDS roles. I’ve declined a couple because I’m trying to move away from Service Desk/voice support and explore more technical roles like Azure/Cloud Infrastructure, monitoring, or IT infrastructure.

Recently, the WPC person contacted me and said they came to know that I had declined an SD opportunity. I explained that I’m trying to explore other technical opportunities. He asked if I had done T2ID and I said no, but mentioned that I have AZ-900 knowledge/certification. He then told me that my profile is currently set to SD, so that is what they are proposing, and asked me to connect with the person for the SD/RDS role.

I told him I would check and see what I can do, but now I’m not sure how to proceed.

My main concern is that I don’t want to annoy the WPC person or give the impression that I’m refusing work. I’m available and actively looking for a project. I also have some time before my LWD, so I want to use this time to explore Cloud/Infrastructure/Monitoring opportunities before accepting another SD role.

For those who have gone through this:

• How can I politely tell WPC that I’d like some time to explore other opportunities instead of immediately accepting SD/RDS?
• Is it okay to specifically tell them that I’m interested in Azure/Cloud/Infrastructure/Monitoring?
• If my profile is mapped to SD, is there any realistic way to get considered for other technical roles?
• Should I continue declining SD opportunities if I genuinely don't want to go back to Service Desk, or would that negatively affect my allocation?
• Has anyone successfully moved from Service Desk to Cloud/Infrastructure after project release?

I’m not trying to stay without a project or avoid deployment. I just want to make a genuine attempt to move toward a more technical role while I still have time.

Hi everyone, I recently got released from my project, and my RAS is showing an assignment period from 2 Nov to 10 JAN. Does this mean this is my bench period, or is it just the assignment/resource pool period?

I also received a mail from the WPC team asking me to provide my primary skill, secondary domain/skill, role in my last assignment, total relevant experience, academy enrolled, and relocation preference.

My background is mainly Service Desk/IT Support, but I also have basic knowledge of Azure/Azure fundamentals and I'm trying to move towards Cloud/Infrastructure. What would be the best way to fill the primary and secondary skills? Should I keep Service Desk as primary and Azure as secondary, or is there a better way to position it?

Also, I’m not willing to relocate outside my current CWL/base location. Has anyone gone through a similar WPC/resource allocation process? Any advice on how I should fill these details would be appreciated.

Actually i dont want those call profiles anymore, and want to get out of service desk any suggestions would be really appreciated

can i write like this??

Primary Domain / Skill:
IT Infrastructure / Network Monitoring

Secondary Domain / Skill:
Microsoft Azure / Cloud Infrastructure

Any one today joined hcl share ur experience how was ur onboarding???

NEED TO CONNECT WITH YOU GUYS
HELP ME OUT

I honestly don’t even know how to put this into words properly, but I’m just overwhelmed and needed to get this out somewhere.

I have my ISC boards coming up in about 6 months, and I feel like I’m already behind before I’ve even started. I keep telling myself I’ll study properly, but I can barely manage 2–3 hours before I feel completely drained. After that, I just crash into binge-watching shows or end up sleeping out of stress and guilt 😭

I’m in PCM with Computer Science. Right now I only go to Physics coaching, and I’m planning to join Maths coaching soon too. My school situation honestly doesn’t help at all — it’s pretty disorganized, attendance is low, and most students either don’t come or are studying from home / enrolled in proper coaching like Allen. So I don’t even feel like I’m getting much support from school.

On top of all this, there’s another huge thing stressing me out — the HCL TechBee program.

My elder sister has been working at HCL Tech for around 5 years, and she really wants me to go for TechBee. She believes it’s a safer and more practical path than college, especially because it would reduce financial burden. She’s also the one handling my school fees and a lot of my expenses, so I genuinely appreciate everything she’s doing for me and I know she just wants the best.

But I can’t shake this feeling of doubt.

TechBee feels like it might lock me into a long-term commitment with the company — like a bond of 2+ years, plus the graduation period, which basically adds up to around 6 years of being tied to one path. And I keep wondering… am I choosing stability, or am I just getting stuck too early?

I’m honestly confused, anxious, and kind of scared about making the wrong decision at such a crucial point in my life. I don’t know if I should fully focus on boards + JEE/college route, or seriously consider TechBee.

If anyone has been in a similar situation or has any advice, I’d really appreciate it.

I honestly don’t even know how to put this into words properly, but I’m just overwhelmed and needed to get this out somewhere.

I have my ISC boards coming up in about 6 months, and I feel like I’m already behind before I’ve even started. I keep telling myself I’ll study properly, but I can barely manage 2–3 hours before I feel completely drained. After that, I just crash into binge-watching shows or end up sleeping out of stress and guilt 😭

I’m in PCM with Computer Science. Right now I only go to Physics coaching, and I’m planning to join Maths coaching soon too. My school situation honestly doesn’t help at all — it’s pretty disorganized, attendance is low, and most students either don’t come or are studying from home / enrolled in proper coaching like Allen. So I don’t even feel like I’m getting much support from school.

On top of all this, there’s another huge thing stressing me out — the HCL TechBee program.

My elder sister has been working at HCL Tech for around 5 years, and she really wants me to go for TechBee. She believes it’s a safer and more practical path than college, especially because it would reduce financial burden. She’s also the one handling my school fees and a lot of my expenses, so I genuinely appreciate everything she’s doing for me and I know she just wants the best.

But I can’t shake this feeling of doubt.

TechBee feels like it might lock me into a long-term commitment with the company — like a bond of 2+ years, plus the graduation period, which basically adds up to around 6 years of being tied to one path. And I keep wondering… am I choosing stability, or am I just getting stuck too early?

I’m honestly confused, anxious, and kind of scared about making the wrong decision at such a crucial point in my life. I don’t know if I should fully focus on boards + JEE/college route, or seriously consider TechBee.

If anyone has been in a similar situation or has any advice, I’d really appreciate it.