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Worst Management I've ever encountered - Software Engineer Tata Consultancy Services Employee Review

3.0
6 Jan 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

It's fairly easy to pass the interviews

Cons

They force you to look for "Projects" that you are hired for. Like WHAT? That should never be an employee's concern, like YOU hired ME for work, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WORK YOUR COMPANY NEEDS! If you don't find a "project" within one month, they'll threaten to fire you! So you are frantically having to talk to your "regional manager" to help you find a project or talk internally to different team managers. Even if you are hired as a "Java Dev", they'll completely disregard it and try to put you on a different project with unrelated experience. Nobody knows what's going on in management and someone tried to make me go back into the office while I was covid-compromised until it was escalated with other managers. They play favors to folks and overwork newer employees to the brim.

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5.0
2 Feb 2026
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Pros

understanding teammates, knowledge transfer, confident

Cons

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3.0
19 June 2026
Recommend
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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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