Nice workers, interesting work, but brutal and incompetent management
Nice workers, interesting work, but brutal and incompetent management
Lots of projects to work on and nice co-workers. If you are lucky with a technically competent supervisor, you will thrive. But planning for the long-term is difficult -- there are organizational changes (restructurizations) that happen more often than every 6 months. This means that your position is in flux most of the time.
Management is non-engineering, often incompetent, but arrogant and brutal when defending their salaries at your cost. Projects are not assigned based on technical skill but through an internal process of managerial decision-making. Since most managers are not technically skilled, projects are assigned and evaluated based on political and other non-technical reasons. This creates a very poor and subjective evaluation process.
An engineering company cannot succeed without technically competent management. At this point, there are too many MBAs, too few engineering degree managers, and even fewer company-grown ones.
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One tech, two managerial, and one HR. HRs are rude, which gives a glimpse of the culture inside the company. No work from home; you should be in the office all the time.
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A half-hour phone interview asking about what you have done currently and before. Then, they ask for details for every project you have completed. There were about three to four engineers and a manager in the interview. Each person had a chance to as
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They conducted 2 technical rounds in person. Each round was taken by 1 interviewer who is an expert in the field. Questions checked the depth of knowledge of the candidate and the clarity of approach when solving problems.
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New Delhi, Delhi, IndiaAugust 27, 2022One tech, two managerial, and one HR. HRs are rude, which gives a glimpse of the culture inside the company. No work from home; you should be in the office all the time.
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Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 15, 2025They conducted 2 technical rounds in person. Each round was taken by 1 interviewer who is an expert in the field. Questions checked the depth of knowledge of the candidate and the clarity of approach when solving problems.
