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Tata Consultancy Services

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My ex-employer, TCS - Looking back .... - IT Analyst Tata Consultancy Services Employee Review

2.0
22 Oct 2008
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Pros

The company image and branding -" The Largest Software Company in Asia". The brand image allures freshers to join the company in the early stages of their career. It's a good launching pad for youngsters fresh out of college to understand how the IT industry operates. A good place to learn new technology, new business areas.

Cons

The Management could have been better - The promotion system is flawed. People wait endless months to get a promotion although the work they are doing deserves them to be in a promoted rank long back. In fact, you will find a lot of people working in a grade which is NOT APPROPRIATE for the nature of work they are doing. The variable pay system is also flawed to an extent, although measures are being adopted to make it more open and transparent. I don't find it surprising that good and talented people leave TCS simply because they were not getting a good variable pay (because their appraisal ranking was low) for a considerable length of time. There is no direct connection between a person's true capability and the ranking (leads to variable pay package) he gets. Thankfully, towards my last months in TCS, I saw management taken steps to make the appraisal process more open and effective for the employees.

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3.0
19 June 2026
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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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