Great company, but the increasingly 'Indian' work culture may be its undoing
Great company, but the increasingly 'Indian' work culture may be its undoing
Generous to employees. Great corporate policies. Mindful of ethics. Lots of freedom for employees. Overall, the official corporate stance, 'Innovate, Execute & Partner,' is awesome.
Excessive email volume.
Multi-tasking is encouraged (and seems to be an excuse for not planning).
More than 80% of Saturdays turn out to be working days, mostly to please and service Asian customers.
Too much work-load. Frequent sparse work-load stretched over 12-hour days.
Most jobs require 24-hour support, with a 12-hour shift handled from India, which necessitates untimely conference calls for tracking.
All the cons stem from a largely Indian mindset, temperament, and work culture.
Hold on to the founding values of the company: Quality and Communications.
Stop the haste and "Why wait?!" encouragement of impatience. Stop overworking employees.
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