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Tata Consultancy Services

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Worst employer for laterals - Systems Engineer Tata Consultancy Services Employee Review

1.0
Aug 27, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

At the time of interview they will not disclose that "you will work for x client at y location with payroll of TCS" like other organizations do with fear that candidate will not join them. They lie about this at interview. No pros for lateral people who joins TCS with 3 years of experience or later. At the time of interview or joining they will show how big TCS is and they have n numbers of clients and projects but reality is completely different my friends.

Cons

1. You're hired for a particular project and not TCS and you cannot leave this project until you leave TCS. 2. Projects are mostly support at indian client location. 3. They will not tell you for which project you are being hired. 4. If you resist that you do not wish to work at that project then nobody will bother to help you.they will Either force you to work there or leave. 5. They will put you to client location to work without any TCS benefits(no transport, no canteen, neither access to client benefits) . 6. Less salary hike not even 30% if you're coming from good MNC and joined TCS. 7. You are just a project hire not TCS employee. 8.No work life balance at client location. 9. Indian client projects are Always on cost cutting side so don't even expect hike. 10. If you have real development work experience then do not join TCS because you will never get chance to improve here.

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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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