Pros
-Srikanth is a great leader and will take the company to great heights. There is no doubt about it. -The work environment is very favorable here for learning. -Some very big names as their clients. -Strong strategy and clear focus. Don't want to do everything in the world. -They seem to be trying to solve the problems through their org structure. -Senior management hear people out. -You never have to worry about food. It is available at all times, in some form or other. -Flexible timings are a big plus. Some people abuse it but they are very few. -Some very high impact projects.
Cons
-Most of the projects are very low quality. No analytics is really involved. People might as well work in a BPO. -We'll take any project which has analytics mentioned even in the fine print. The project might be about anything. -We build everything and give it to our clients for free. We don't value the impact it creates, the value it brings to the client or the IP we create. That's FTE model for you. -HR has no idea what is going on the floor. They never had and apparently they never will. They don't have such orientation. -People have different conspiracy theories about promotions that only IITians get it or only the boot licker get it but I think overall we are torn between performance and making people happy. Sometimes the choice is right and sometimes it is wrong. There is no method to this. -If not for Srikanth, the company would be run by tyrants. He is the mighty force against them all. The same people, who's vows are on the wall for a year, are systematically reversing the order of changes brought about by People principles. -What happened to measuring only the output and not the input. Allocation principles are in direct disagreement with "measuring only the output". Those who are not responsible enough to understand that they have to find useful work quickly should not be in the company. Instead of imposing allocation principles to the entire company, take out the weed and clean the company in the process. We said this, right? - that we'll discontinue our relationship with the people who abuse the trust. Or alternatively, we can say that we are no different from anybody else- like every other company, we measure input and output both until we make it a sweatshop. -If you've joined as an analyst from a bush-league college, then it is going to take you 6-7 years before you become slightly comfortable financially. Especially, if you've joined in Mumbai, where the cost of living is very high, you'll have to eke out the first 4-5 years. Its not like Fractal doesn't pay well, Fractal doesn't pay everybody well. You can expect the issue to be resolved as soon as India wins the football world-cup.