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Awful - Anonymous employee Tata Consultancy Services Employee Review

1.0
Sep 13, 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

They will pay you. Lax work environment when not dealing with security. The food at the cafeteria is stellar and well priced.

Cons

Poor management Obsolete development machines Oppressive security (version control is against official security policy) Poor (easily circumventable) security (it is easier to circumvent security than it is to go through it) Lack of necessary development equipment Poor communication between management and employees Bureaucratic gridlock and political infighting are too common among management etc.

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Large client base. Talented people, have "cracked the code" on offshoring development and support.

Cons

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