Infosys reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(122,541 total reviews)
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Salil S. Parekh

72% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Infosys has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 122,541 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Infosys employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Jul 12, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

There are very obvious advantages to working for a growing company ... lot of the growth is market driven, however, and not due to anything the company does. Since there is no process or internal methoidology, you have freedom to invent stuff as you go along - very often that is best practice and you can call it as such. You have tremendous freedom to do whatever you want as a result; lots of opportunities to learn on client dime.

Cons

Long hours as only middle management is in the US - you need to liaise with lower grade staff in India as well as company management; clueless management; The politics here is amazing considering that there is nothign to gain - you need to be a South Indian with a terrible accent to make progress here.

2.0
Jul 10, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Infosys is a global company, and is one of the companies featured in Tom Friedman's popular book "The World is Flat." Working here, there is a high likelihood that you will work on a global team with people around the world (especially India). For some employees, there are also opportunities to go to visit some of the Indian campuses for training (such as Bangalore or Mysore). The fact that you are working for a "flat world" company based in India might have some cachet with some people. If you work here, the best way to get things done is to be persistent and raise a stink if you have to.

Cons

Infosys is an extremely India-centric company, in pretty much every aspect there is. The way the company operates both organizationally and culturally is an Indian approach to business, and for citizens working in the United States this can be extremely frustrating, chaotic, and stressful at times. There is a minimal support structure in the United States, so if you have problems it is very difficult to find someone over here to help you - you often must contact someone in India. All of this results in a highly dysfunctional company that just doesn't operate on the same level that American companies do. The company has been growing rapidly over the past few years, and this too has brought many problems. First of all, it is harder to move up in the company, and if you're recruited on a low level in the United States, it is very difficult to move up (perhaps impossible) since most managers are based in India. Second of all, many of the new employees they have are just not very high quality, and also have taken away from the quality of work that the company does. Oh, and diversity? Almost everyone who works here is Indian. Not Indian as in Indian-American, but Indian as in they just came here from India. This can also create a lot of tension at times, especially when you are the only American in the entire office. When things go wrong (which is not a rare occurrence) there are always communication problems, and managers will often hide behind policy with no sympathy when an employee is put in a bad situation. In addition, the HR recruiters in this country often have little knowledge about the positions that they are interviewing for (especially for campus hires). Because of this, the role you end up filling may end up being drastically different than the one that was described in the job interview. Be careful.

3.0
Jul 3, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good opportunity to understand the offshore process for IT development projects and BPO There are many chances to work with the best and brightest people from all over the world. Travelling onsite is another great chance to see the world and also experience first hand, what it is like to work for other 1st rate companies as well. The facilities in India are truly amazing to see. Many of the buildings are replicas of famous buildings from all over the world. The average salary for Infosys rates up there with the best of them and company bonuses are usually very rewarding as well.

Cons

Employees are treated as just another number Process oriented in concept but reality is, it is very people dependent. the salaries for an offshore person travelling to onsite can be very rewarding, but for foreigners, the benefits are very minimal. Benefits such as insurance coverage, health club membership, transportation costs, etc., are things which the company does not provide any subsidation for when working at client location. I have worked for a few years and found that it can be extremely difficult to get a promotion just based on your performance alone. If you are fortunate to be in a team which has a lot of return on investment, that in itself, will most likely get you promoted.

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