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Pros: Onshore opportunity and training. Cons: Unclear process for promoting people and work-life balance

Senior Software Test Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Accenture for 9 years
November 10, 2017
Manila, Metro Manila
3.0
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Pros

It depends on the project. You can have a chance of an onshore opportunity if you have a minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience. This gives you an opportunity to work with a diverse group of people to further develop your personal and professional aspects. Thus, you can travel outside the country with company-covered allowance and accommodation. The company can provide you with different types of training to develop your skills.

Cons

It is unclear how people are promoted. For example, a senior programmer was promoted to team lead due to his technical skills, which helped the team deliver results. However, another senior programmer was not promoted to the next level, even though he handled 8 to 10 resources in delivering results to the client.

Work-life balance is low. Normal working hours are 9 hours a day, but you need to extend for another 2 to 3 hours. During tight timelines, you have to work for 16 hours a day.

Advice to Management

Continue to encourage the team in developing their skills, especially the junior programmers.

Review your criteria on promoting people.

Realize why a lot of seniors and leads are leaving the project and their morale became low.

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