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I am an Indian here. I have heard horror tales from TCS employees on how they are given "on-site" experience. Mostly it is a portrayed as a favor done by the ma

I am an Indian here. I have heard horror tales from TCS employees on how they are given "on-site" experience. Mostly it is a portrayed as a favor done by the management to the employee. You have to earn the on-site opportunity which involves a great deal of kissing people's rears. It is mostly not about the talent you have. One of the guys who had gone on-site on one such occasion had told me how the organization billed him as an Expert Oracle consultant while he was told to study oracle while he was boarding the flight. It is true that they get paid a pittance when compared to US nationals. A developer with 5 years of experience makes about $2.5k a month. They usually subsist on Taco Bells, McD burgers and so on. On the other hand many indians prefer this, as it still works out better than if they had stuck to the indian job. In fact, in many family circles you are not considered a human if you are working in IT and do not have any "on-site experience". Most these folks are completely dependent on the organization that they work for and are willing to fight for it tooth and nail to defend it even if the organization is holding them under a sort of an indentured servitude. There are a few genuinely smart hackers but those are far and few in between. Most of these organizations are as dysfunctional as the companies that they consult for.

mgkimsal 14y ago
In fact, in many family circles you are not considered a human if you are working in IT and do not have any "on-site experience" I'm probably too independently minded, but I'm not sure I could be bothered to give a rat's ass about what my family thought of me with respect to my job or how I live my life. If I'm working, keeping a roof over my family's head, enjoying what I do and getting better in my profession... tough cheese if someone in my family doesn't 'consider me human' - that says far more about them than me.
- piesauce 14y ago
  This is a cultural thing. In India, what is spoken around in family circles means a lot.
  - mgkimsal 14y ago
    Perhaps aspects of any culture which focus on shaming people and making them feel like less than human should be de-emphasized or ignored.
snambi 14y ago
I have worked for a tata company in the past. I guarantee that this is not my experience. Of course, there are bad people in every organization, including american companies, but you cannot generalize all tata employees are bad.
vignesh_vs_in 14y ago
Not everyone working for such companies are complete idiots. Many people in these orgs are competent enough to learn new skills and apply their previous skills to a new job. Like every other organization these ones also have politics and that makes things a lot worse for the employees.

mgkimsal 14y ago

In fact, in many family circles you are not considered a human if you are working in IT and do not have any "on-site experience" I'm probably too independently minded, but I'm not sure I could be bothered to give a rat's ass about what my family thought of me with respect to my job or how I live my life. If I'm working, keeping a roof over my family's head, enjoying what I do and getting better in my profession... tough cheese if someone in my family doesn't 'consider me human' - that says far more about them than me.

piesauce 14y ago
This is a cultural thing. In India, what is spoken around in family circles means a lot.
- mgkimsal 14y ago
  Perhaps aspects of any culture which focus on shaming people and making them feel like less than human should be de-emphasized or ignored.

snambi 14y ago

I have worked for a tata company in the past. I guarantee that this is not my experience. Of course, there are bad people in every organization, including american companies, but you cannot generalize all tata employees are bad.

vignesh_vs_in 14y ago

Not everyone working for such companies are complete idiots. Many people in these orgs are competent enough to learn new skills and apply their previous skills to a new job. Like every other organization these ones also have politics and that makes things a lot worse for the employees.