Ya, I Quit!
I quit Infosys, India’s Second Largest Software Company, 9th on Wired Top 40, World’s most valued IT Firm, India’s Best Managed Company, always in the news for good.
Today when the company is raking accolades from everywhere, why do I feel the company is not paying enough thoughts to the very values and intellect that has given Infosys the reputation of being run by heart. Everyone (as i believe) believes in the leadership, but the middle management is the one screwing the each other over and the company’s core in the process.
My Theory: Infosys started in 1991 with the very conservative values. When they grew to about 5000 around the time when the Y2K gold hit the streets, they collected employees by driving trucks and vans to the colleges and filling them in with graduates. Now after seven/eights years after the bubble, the cream of the employees moved to other opportunities and what is left is the bottom scum. Because of Infosys’s ‘No-Fire’ policy, these jack asses have become the bosses coz they had no one left to promote!
During my tenure, I saw people who insulted the IQ of a meatball get promoted. Not that I’m near likes of Sabir Bhatia, but a beareaucratic crap about seniority gives me a headache.
and moreover what pisses the hell out of me is the hipocracy!! all this crap about “Performance Based Growth” in every goddam meetings!
And in all fairness to the organisation, I had the opportunity to work with one of the best technical people, one of the best motivators during my three year stint.
But, unfortunately, working at the bottom of the corporate chain of morons is not my cup of tea.
Is anyone hiring?
well said!
Fud for thought…really. As an Infoscion since last 3 yrs, I can empathize with this.
even after 15 months ..those opinions still hold good…..
I am working with Pm’s who don’t even know how to work with MS excel…And the funny part is have joined a day after this was posted..
Fuck..like wow…powerful…powerful post…and I reached it thanks to the magic of google, searching for something else…would lvoe to connect with you to know where you are after all these years and whether your view of the world has changed since then or you still feell the same :)
You can always write to me on anilrgoel@gmail.com
Best,
Me
http://anilgoel.rediffiland.com
you guys need to implement “No Ass hole rule” ..
All indian companies are shit… and specially those with the full of “T” factor
what T factor?
Absolutely true. infosys has become a government company.
* Same salary, whatevr banding u get in appraisal:)
* promotion depends on seniority only not performance. worst people couldn’t gt job in other company, so they stay.they get senior and get the JB changes.WOW!!!!!
I believe that instead of visiting college campuses, companies like TCS or Infy should concentrate more on hiring educated female software engineers who are married. .Undoubtedly,these Housewives will become the best managers
However,their respective HR MUST implement a policy for Risk Mitigation.The IQ of the Housewives must always be tested,and in any CASE Housewives with above average IQ must NOT be given a chance to work for these companies.Such people are advised to crack CAT or search for a job at companies like Google! This will effectively curtail the attrition rate.