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Tata Consultancy Services

Part of Tata Group

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Current Consultant, Full time employee - Senior Consultant Tata Consultancy Services Employee Review

1.0
May 30, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you are in your 20's, live in India, and wish to travel for about 2 to 3 years, this is your place.

Cons

If NOT all of the above 'Pro' criteria, RUN AWAY, as fast as possible, if TCS calls you with an opportunity. Can speak only on IT services, they are, at best, a call center service provider. I have been around the block a few times, with over a few decades of IT experience. TCS has no real structure of any substance, capable of any project management, much less new development. TCS is a holding company, which uses the IT services for cash generation, by volume placement of bodies at minimum salary and cost, with no concept or concern to build long term client relationships, though they say they are 'global' in scope, and per client centric. To prove a point, simply ask any one of their sales reps trying to get your company's business what their policy is on your company hiring one of their employees. No money for them, in their business model , to allow you to invest in their 'resources' to bring on board. They want you to keep their person on contract the maximum allowed time under H1 VISA sponsorship, before they are forced to either apply for Green card status, an extension of VISA, or raise the resource's salary per H1 VISA requirements. Their model is to ship the 'body' back to India, replace them, and have you eat the cost of retraining and bringing the resource up to speed.

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Pros

good team to work on challenging projects

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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