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Tata Consultancy Services

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Good place to settle down but poor compensation - Assistant Systems Engineer Tata Consultancy Services Employee Review

3.0
May 22, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

TCS is often called the retirement company its not without reason,its a good place to start your career and you can work with major clients around the world

Cons

1) poor compensation 2) Very rigid hierarchical structure 3) very customer oriented ,forgets employees and walks all over them 4) Very hard to get promoted

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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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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