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Salary gets Reduced at TCS - Technical Architect Tata Consultancy Services Employee Review

1.0
Jun 17, 2011
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Pros

1) Good for freshers 2) Relaxed environment 3) Brand value

Cons

My strong advice to all techies - never ever join TCS. I have strong reasons :- 1) Salary reduction:- TCS may hire a senior techie at reasonably good salary. But they cheat by reducing his salary during the appraisal time. 2) No respect:- There is no respect for employees. A senior techie may report to his junior who is good for nothing. 3) Work environment:- TCS believes in hiring people with average IQ. The kind of work TCS does can be done by a simple graduate. So, you'll be surrounded with unsmart people with poor communication and below average technical skills. 4) Appraisal System - Better not to say about this. You may get good rating if you apply butter on your manager. But even then, hike could be minimal. If you are not boss's buddy, hell's door will be open for you. Poor rating & Salary reduction for sure. 5) Poor facility - Canteen is over-crowded, toilets are dirty, computers are old.

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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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