Pros
- Fresher initial training is world class - especially in Java @ Infosys Mysore for first 4 months as Systems Engineer - Trainee - Beautiful big campuses (Development Centers) throughout India - Good Caterers - Dominos, Subway, CCDs, are on Campus (Subsidized) - Excellent to bogus projects - depends on luck - Infosys has all types - Chilled company - Pune campus has cricket ground, TT, Lawn Tennis, Basket Ball, Gymnasium (INR 500/month), Medical Centres (Consultation free of cost), Night Stay Dorm Rooms (free), Excellent 3* ECC Rooms (with AC, TV - free if had to stay in night due to production release, else INR 990/-) - Free Tea/Coffee throughout year - Vending Machines in each building - Food available 24 Hrs (CCD and one food court open 24 Hrs)
Kontras
- Salary During Traning - INR 13,500 approx per month in hand (Training for 4 months @ Mysore DC) - Salary after training (for next one year) - INR 23,000 per month in hand - as Systems Engineer - after training complete 1 year as Systems Engineer - best hike - Salary revised to Rs. 30,000 approx per month in hand (Total exp = 4 months of training + 1 year as Systems Engineer) - Progress to Senior Systems Engineer in next coming quarter - No increment in salary!!! - Thereafter only increment is yearly hike (5-8%) depends on performance and politics of manager - your luck - best time to switch - Some managers are cool and understanding while others only believe in politics, will do anything to try their luck to go on site. - The US on-site is very minimum and now there is rule for US onsite that below 4 years experience, one is not eligible for onsite opportunity. - Lucky if you get onsite opportunity before 4 years'of experience - Sometimes they will send a fresher on-site if there is requirement and keep 4-5 years' experienced guy waiting - they tell you next quarter, next quarter - Once people go onsite, they never call - no rotation policy - they save new Visa cost - Lots of support work - some units have pathetic work - They train you in X in Mysore training and give you to build Y - You cannot refuse a support project even though you have been engaged in development - If you by chance get into a suppport project, you will never get a chance to come to development, they never care anyone's career - I have seen High performer Java trained at Mysore DC crying before Manager to take him out of support project after wasting his first two years.