I m in TCS from last 11 years.  
 For me it was good growth till certain years...post that it was just being in comfort zone.

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In today’s world when so many people keep switching for all sorts of reasons including but not limited to growth, hikes, promotion denial, toxic culture, office politics, fking management etc, but ...

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In today’s world when so many people keep switching for all sorts of reasons including but not limited to growth, hikes, promotion denial, toxic culture, office politics, f**king management etc, but on the other side, we often see someone working or staying in one company for long or even their entire careers. 

How do they stay so long in one company? I mean what motivates them for not switching? 

Any reasons or idea what could be?

Long time working for single company?

Long time working for single company?- Grapevine

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I don't understand people who have been with one organisation for 10, 15, 20 years. I can't even think beyond 3 years and that's a stretch too.

How do people continue in a company for 5+ years?

Customer success

Recently, every friend or colleague of mine have been on rant mode and very dissatisfied with jobs despite being paid bomb money and crazy esops.

Is everyone in every organisation in all functions so unhappy or is this just GenZ problem of setting wrong expectations from the Job?

Does anyone exists who actually loves their job?

Software Developer

Personally- I feel they are very averse to change and are promoters of politics within teams.
Pls comment on your thoughts

What's your take on team members that have stayed in orgs for more than 10-15 years

Human resources

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To the People who have made / are making frequent job switches ( say each year or so ), 
What’s your salary progression and any issues you might think you run into in the future

Frequent Switches : Good or Bad ?

Why do so many people work in the Big 4 given that you have to work so many hours and your work life balance doesn’t exist.

Is having a Big 4 on your CV really worth all of that hassle and not having a life in your 20s? 

What about you guys? What are your personal reasons for staying with the big 4?

Why do you work in the Big 4? [Deloitte, EY, PwC, KPMG]

Product Manager

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TCS organises an internal exam called "Wings 1" by which the new joiners can double up their salary. (They get extra incentives, it's added as a separate item in Salary Slip).

• No Fairness
• No transparency 
, just hope so that you get stuck in the loop.

So they organise this 3 times in a year so that they can cover the whole year. (Selling Hope of Getting Cleared Every Cycle).

> A few months back they changed rules as most of the people were on the verge of clearing it.
> There is no particular syllabus for most of the exams.
> If you are on the verge of clearing Required Tracks, you will potentially end up getting failed in one of them for sure.(you'll never know why !)
> There's no marking scheme.
> The exam centres are 50-60KMs away.
> You can't even see how many marks you scored.
> The Result comes after a month, that too is sometimes delayed.(This is the same TCS which organises JEE etc exams).
> If more people are clearing, they reshuffle marks (Happened in Earlier Cycle).
> Even after so many obstacles if you clear it: if your manager gives you C band it goes away...

they call themselves employee friendly 😂.

Most of the new joiners get stuck in this cycle & end up losing their precious time.

Someone should raise this issue. It should be in NEWS.

*********If someone is writing article on this then i can share SSs of Dashboard in ample amount which proves my point........

BlackHat Retention Tactics by TCS 👽

As the title describes, have been pondering whether staying at one single company makes you an undesirable candidate for hiring or not. This is my first job and have been in Z since the last 2.5 years

Tc: 52Lpa

Switching companies vs. staying in one company

What advice would you give to 20 yr old ppl? Your mistakes, regrets, necessary steps, things to avoid 
How to climb the success ladder fastest?

How to climb the success ladder fastest? Advice for 20 yr olds

Keeping jumping companies in your early career years. Every 1-2 years. Only way to increase your package. Then start looking for stable places in your 30's.

Data engineer

People at A want to move to B, because culture at A is bad and B seems good. 

People at B want to move to C, because culture at B is bad and C seems good. 

People at C want to move to D, because culture at C is bad and D seems good. 

And finally

People at D want to move to A, because culture at D is bad and A seems good. 

Includes everything from Google, Atlassian, PhonePe, Swiggy, Microsoft, Amazon and everyone. 

People leave mainly because of their managers. Or people just want a reason to switch and get a hike. Or just want not to miss out on fomo at other companies.

Culture went bad?

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I joined TCS 3yrs ago and since then I couldn't switch. I am planning since last year March but actually not able to work on it. Even I couldn't apply actively. Currently I am involved in a role which has nothing to do with development and I feel bit less confident. So I want to know why it is so hard to leave? Does everyone feel same? Is this ecosystem somewhat responsible for this?

Why is it so hard to leave first company?

6 YOE joining 5th company next month.  
    
  Never let a retard shame you for job hopping.  
  Job hopping is one of the fewest ways to attain some economic mobility in this shithole country.   
  For a corporation understand that you're a fungible resource. They'll throw you under the bus once you've outlived their utility. Always lookout for your own personal interest first.

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I’m a product analyst with 2.5 YOE making 13.5LPA at startup.

I have been offered 18 + 2 LPA at a conglomerate for product analyst role.

Pros:
1. New Tools to work with
2. Hybrid Model
3. Good WLB
4. No Volatility 

Cons
1. Product Analyst Role again (I wanted to get into senior level roles)

Do you think I should wait it out and play the long game? or take the offer and chill.

They were layoffs at my current firm and they are acting very stringent about timings, travelling in Bangalore traffic is a big dealbreaker in itself, but there’s an appraisal cycle coming (with no hopes of a solid appraisal but I might get promoted and I also like the work and team at current firm)

Product Analyst for 18LPA

Analyst

Hi Folks,

Want to understand what makes you stay at a startup vs shop around in other companies or leave after 6months- an year? 

Please tell things other than initial compensation because you can always find someone paying more. Assume a market standard here.

How to get people to stay at a startup?

Founder

Hi,

I have been working in the Software Industry for the past 9 years. I feel like I have made a good use of my time and money and maybe some of my lessons can help you folks as well. Recently did a calculation for my NW and I am happy and proud to see my NW crossing 2CR+. I have 0 debt and do not own a house. Here is how my portfolio look like

TC: 1.3 Cr
YOE: 9

I am happy to do an AMA. Ask me anything about tech, career, love, marriage, money management, therapy, songs and movies.
#Ask Me Anything #ama #amazon #atlassian #google #startups #bengaluru #networth #money management #finance #india

Sorry if delay in responses, I'll answer all your questions eventually.

[AMA] 9 years in Software Engineering in India. NW 2.5Cr

I see a lot of similar questions and I'll try to answer them here.

>>>>>>CTC Progression<<<<

My current CTC is 1.3CR . 50% is cash, 50% is stocks.

Here is my CTC progression over the years

1st - 12L
2nd - 12L (Switched Companies)
3rd - 15L 
4th - 24L (Switched companies)
5th - 42L (Switched Companies)
6th - 48L
7th - 66L
8th - 72L
9th - 1.3Cr (Switched Companies)

As you can see I almost everytimg doubled my compensation when I switched my companies. But there are reasons to stay at a company as well. If you are learning and are able to handle different problems at scale, stay. When you feel stuck, leave and look for better opportunities. I have never switched job to get more money. I love CS. I have been coding since 15 years. What made me switch was either bad managers, uninteresting problems not visibility of learning and growth.

I wish to know the pros/cons of frequently switching jobs. 
I am in a dilemma, there are posts here and there that say don't switch frequently and then there are posts that nobody cares about frequent job switches, as you are a dev.

Let's discuss ladies & gents✍️

Pros/Cons of Frequent Job Switching

Imagine you are the Hiring manager looking for a Tech Lead who is having 8-10 years of experience. 
  
 He/She has already switched 6-7 companies in the period of 9 years. Will you consider that person working for you? 
  
 I personally won’t.

DevOps Engineer

https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/15iw8pc/my_boss_locked_the_office_door_and_refused_to_let/

L&T Mindtree locking employees in office as per Reddit post.

This shit would be illegal in Europe or other developed countries. That manager and company would get a legal kick in their nuts so hard. In Indian it'll take 10 or 20 years for any resolution even if they manage to file a case.

Product Designer

I have lost all hopes from appraisals. I think if you wanna gain hike in your package, just make a switch. What are your thoughts?

Appraisals are shit

I have 2 yoe and I have switched into 3 companies. Now, I want to stay in a company for longer period. 

Which are the best companies that have best pay, work life balance, growth, appraisal, promotion, etc.

Long time working for single company?

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