Tata Consultancy Services Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Tata Consultancy Services full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Got a good exposure to Banking and Financial Solutions

Cons – End to End system interaction is very less.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Tata Consultancy Services as a contractor

Pros – Training.. Training and Training.. that is the best part and you can switch the technology very easily

Cons – improvement requires entire managerial level starting from TL, TL is just a role not that You are the BOSS and you run the company

Current Employee – been working at Tata Consultancy Services full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Opportunities available, lack of rigidness, friendships formed, Support system & the feeling of belonging that the company creates.

Cons – Archaic policies & at many times a lack of transparency. A performance appraisal system which is extremely misused without any measures taken to control it over the years.

Advice to Senior Management – Fix Performance Appraisal System. Bell Curve should not be made an excuse to drive unethical practices .

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Tata Consultancy Services full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – TCS has an excellent brand name in the market. The company provides you lots of growth opportunities and lots of exposure to working with clients across various geographies

Cons – Lacks flexiblity in terms of employee friendly policies such as work from home. Fails to come up with innovative ideas to motivate empkoyees to deliver their best.

Advice to Senior Management – Could introduce work from home options. Could come up with new initiatives to motivate employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Tata Consultancy Services

Pros – Job safety is one of the main reason people stick to TCS.
Flexibility to move into various department is another.

Cons – Career Progression mainly with good networking within company.
Typical indian mindset, not competent managers
Anyone can be a manager based on situation, rules are bended a lot in this case
Not clear performance evaluation criteria, Mostly depends on immediate boss, what kind of goals he/she would like to set up.

Advice to Senior Management – Clear goals and roles for associates
Competent managers for growth and development of the associates
Fair and 360 degree Evaluation Criteria

Current Employee – been working at Tata Consultancy Services

Pros – A company which provides you various opportunities. Its upto the individual to decide how to convert the challenges to opportunities.

Cons – Lack of Support or Focus from the senionr management. Also, No training to its associates and help them improve the career

Advice to Senior Management – More Support and Focus on key areas of development. Enable training to its associates and help them improve the career

Current Employee – been working at Tata Consultancy Services

Pros – One of the biggest IT Service providers, good exposure to technology, different geographies and culture.

Cons – Nepotism, Favoritism, Low pay, regional politics etc

Advice to Senior Management – Try to invest on knowledge more rather then just doubling body count

Current Employee – been working at Tata Consultancy Services full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Work-life balance
Medical coverage for parents
Onsite
Longer you stay, bigger you become in TCS and benefits(monetary+personal) shall come automatically..but you have to be good in politics and making connections with powerful guys.

Cons – Salary is less but you can equalize it with onsite if you are lucky.
Too many processes and bureaucracy
Politics increases many fold as you move into management.
Cheap policies like getting rid of paper napkins in restrooms etc for cost cutting.
Lack of verbal appreciation & lot of favoritism

Advice to Senior Management – Decrease bureaucracy, try to make everyone work in TCS just do not rely on couple of top notch resources for delivery.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Tata Consultancy Services full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Work life balance; learning growth

Cons – Growth is slow: onsite opportunities

Advice to Senior Management – retaining talent is overlooked

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Tata Consultancy Services

Pros – Many Projects , Onsite assignments , Learn more skills due to the nature of busineess

Cons – Less growth due to number of employees , Less pay compare to Market