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Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka Resigns

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Re: Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka Resigns

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Post by gutnor »

nthcolumn wrote: post #31

No direct experience but I heard they are one of nastier of Indian body shops. Projects are full of the most appalling fail and 'just do it'. Line management are utterly clueless enforcers with bad attitudes. But then that does seem to be the go with these companies.

The problem is that those companies exists to fulfil a very different objective than what in-house developers are expected to provide.

You should see them as a Leasing system for Generic Development Resources: flexible and clear billing, fleet management, transparent reallocation of resources, economical and instant capacity to increase or decrease the fleet sizes.

Their line management reflect that, and their developers have to reflect that too. They are not in the business of delivering software or business feature, they are in the business of providing development hours in the most flexible and smooth fashion.

"Just do it" is what their client is buying.

Re: Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka Resigns

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Post by danmaz74 »

bicubic wrote: post #39
priyaaank wrote: post #36

A lot of criticism is valid however rather generalized. The talent pool at large-scale, low-cost services industry in India is comprised of people who were mass hired, trained on the job and dug through a single skill set for years. That being said, there are pockets within the organization which do really well. It is worth noting, that it can't be a million dollar business without actually solving a business problem…

> It is worth noting, that it can't be a million dollar business without actually solving a business problem. Based on my interactions with Infosis, I beg to differ. As best as I can tell, their business model is basically to convince clients that Infosys should take on IT projects at a fraction of the cost compared to the competition. Whoever gets them through the door gets hailed as a cost saving hero and is soon p…

Just curious: did anybody here had a good experience with a project done by Infosys? There must have been good teams and good projects.

Re: Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka Resigns

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Post by jtmcmc »

kamaal wrote: post #16
abhi152 wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I find it weird when people curse Indian IT companies which were once their employers. Is it not true that once upon a time you were only fit to join them because no one else would have employed you.

I find it really strange that people are down voting this comment. Not only do these Big IT companies hire in mass, they also spend insane amounts of money and time training students who come out of college without exposure to real work. Yeah they pay peanuts and yes you would be just a face in the crowd. But they likely give you the biggest break of your life. People need to show some gratitude.

for what? extracting the maximum amount of profit from you that they can while paying you the minimum possible?

Re: Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka Resigns

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Post by yu8 »

bicubic wrote: post #39
priyaaank wrote: post #36

A lot of criticism is valid however rather generalized. The talent pool at large-scale, low-cost services industry in India is comprised of people who were mass hired, trained on the job and dug through a single skill set for years. That being said, there are pockets within the organization which do really well. It is worth noting, that it can't be a million dollar business without actually solving a business problem…

> It is worth noting, that it can't be a million dollar business without actually solving a business problem. Based on my interactions with Infosis, I beg to differ. As best as I can tell, their business model is basically to convince clients that Infosys should take on IT projects at a fraction of the cost compared to the competition. Whoever gets them through the door gets hailed as a cost saving hero and is soon p…

While this is true it is has been created and sustained by Western CEOs for the last 25 years. Lets blame the right clowns.

Re: Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka Resigns

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Post by bicubic »

yu8 wrote: post #44
bicubic wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It is worth noting, that it can't be a million dollar business without actually solving a business problem. Based on my interactions with Infosis, I beg to differ. As best as I can tell, their business model is basically to convince clients that Infosys should take on IT projects at a fraction of the cost compared to the competition. Whoever gets them through the door gets hailed as a cost saving hero and is soon p…

While this is true it is has been created and sustained by Western CEOs for the last 25 years. Lets blame the right clowns.

I don't disagree with that in the slightest. Infosys is the optimized answer to shitty IT governance in the west. But that doesn't change the fact that it doesn't solve an actual business problem.

Re: Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka Resigns

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Post by surds »

danmaz74 wrote: post #42
bicubic wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It is worth noting, that it can't be a million dollar business without actually solving a business problem. Based on my interactions with Infosis, I beg to differ. As best as I can tell, their business model is basically to convince clients that Infosys should take on IT projects at a fraction of the cost compared to the competition. Whoever gets them through the door gets hailed as a cost saving hero and is soon p…

Just curious: did anybody here had a good experience with a project done by Infosys? There must have been good teams and good projects.

I used to work with Infosys at some point of time. I believe one of the projects we did was very well received by the client, as their previous 2 attempts of getting it done had failed.

I also heard later that they managed to package it up and sell it as a product to other companies in the domain. I'd say it worked out well for all parties involved, even though my work hours got nasty at times.

Re: Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka Resigns

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Post by radicaldreamer »

danmaz74 wrote: post #42
bicubic wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It is worth noting, that it can't be a million dollar business without actually solving a business problem. Based on my interactions with Infosis, I beg to differ. As best as I can tell, their business model is basically to convince clients that Infosys should take on IT projects at a fraction of the cost compared to the competition. Whoever gets them through the door gets hailed as a cost saving hero and is soon p…

Just curious: did anybody here had a good experience with a project done by Infosys? There must have been good teams and good projects.

Infosys built the original iOS App Store. It's not perfect, but for something which operates at a massive scale, it isn't the worst it could be.

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Post by praneshp »

novia wrote: post #2

I have a technical interview with this company next week. Anyone want to fill me in on the good the bad and the ugly of being a programmer at a company like Infosys?

Depends on your alternatives and your current level (of experience). For a brand new grad, if you can get into any product company, you're better off than going to Infosys, simply because of your next options. If your other options are TCS/CTS/Wipro, I don't know if Infosys is much worse than those companies.

Re: Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka Resigns

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Post by myroon5 »

radicaldreamer wrote: post #47
danmaz74 wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just curious: did anybody here had a good experience with a project done by Infosys? There must have been good teams and good projects.

Infosys built the original iOS App Store. It's not perfect, but for something which operates at a massive scale, it isn't the worst it could be.

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