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Work here only if staying in Kolkata is important to you

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for 4 years
January 5, 2014
Calcutta, India
1.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Good training and learning options (though for .NET, you won't get a chance to apply the same).

Relaxed work environment (offshore).

Good brand.

Good initial package.

Cons

Terribly top-heavy company. I have seen teams with 3 developers and 2 PMs.

The variable pay: you won't get 100% no matter how well you perform. The average payout is 40% only.

No proper development projects in .NET in the Kolkata location.

Extremely unfriendly managers who care the least about the well-being of the employees.

Advice to Management

Start a horizontal tool. This vertical orientation of assignments ruins the technical capability of a resource.

Reduce the number of managers. Turn it from an inverted pyramid (almost) to a pyramid.

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