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Tata Consultancy Services

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Engineer 1 - Engineer I Tata Consultancy Services Employee Review

1.0
Nov 17, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- 3 month training program where you spend 2 months in India (you don't actually train on what you will work on, you will be trained on how to work with your Indian offshore team members) - Great salary - Great selection on investment for 401k - There wasn't that many pros other than the salary

Cons

- Recruit out of universities they consult in Engineering for all big companies but they actually work in Engineering IT - Most of the people recruited out of school are placed in support IT work - Management doesn't listen to individual needs and play favorites - Most of the communication on projects is done in Hindi, so if you don't speak Hindi, expect to have teach yourself everything - Work every single holiday and odd days (from Sunday to Thursday or Tuesday to Saturday) - Unprofessional when it comes to employee privacy - Most will work an odd shift (from 1 PM to 9 PM) so your day is pretty much ruined and you are working 10-12 hours a day - Management don't discuss your career opportunities or what you're looking for - Management ignore your skills and place you on projects that they need bodies on; not where you can improve and refine your skills - They will relocate you all over the country without placing you in the region that you are requesting or claimed during the interview that they will place you in. - Overall if you are contemplating multiple offers and you have an offer from TCS, strongly think about it before taking it because you will not be able to gain relevant engineering experience

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

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

Cons

For anyone used to working in US-based firms, the culture and politics will be difficult to understand and navigate. Internal policies and systems focus on the offshore delivery center model. Roles in the US do not fit into that mold, and obtaining approvals for simple expenses can require weeks and insanely high approval chains given the size of TCS. I needed approval from a global division head (a CEO direct-report) just to pay for a short training course. Missions of different departments are not clearly defined, so overlap and conflict are common.

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