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Tata Consultancy Services

Part of Tata Group

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Not a good place to start your career. They tend to hire lot of college graduates. BEWARE. - Entry-Level Software Engineer Tata Consultancy Services Employee Review

1.0
20 Mar 2017
Recommend
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Pros

- Good benefits. - Good Salary. - Hires entry-level candidates. - Offers training with paid salary. - vacation days. - matching 401k

Cons

- Once the training is finished you'll be idle till a project is assigned to you. It may take 6 months to year or two. That period is called "bench". You won't gain any experience in that period although you'll get paid. - Once you're on Bench, you'll be ignored as they only treat you as an entry-level​ local hire.(since they have to hire a set of local people every year as per the laws, so you're one) - Poor communication. No one replies to emails, calls will be unanswered/ transferred. - Once in project, you'll be treated unfairly. Lot of internal politics. And changing projects means relocation. You'll feel unwanted. - They'll ask you to relocate even though there are projects available at your location. - Friendly environment is rare. - After 2 years, you'll realize you're resume is still empty. You're confidence is low. - Zero work life balance. Expect work on weekends and midnight calls. Since the company is India based, time zone makes life horrible.

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5.0
17 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

good team to work on challenging projects

Cons

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3.0
19 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Large client base. Talented people, have "cracked the code" on offshoring development and support.

Cons

For anyone used to working in US-based firms, the culture and politics will be difficult to understand and navigate. Internal policies and systems focus on the offshore delivery center model. Roles in the US do not fit into that mold, and obtaining approvals for simple expenses can require weeks and insanely high approval chains given the size of TCS. I needed approval from a global division head (a CEO direct-report) just to pay for a short training course. Missions of different departments are not clearly defined, so overlap and conflict are common.

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