Infosys Software Developer reviews

I've worked here for almost 3 years. I spent 6 months on bench after my return to the US. I was placed on a project where I got to do most of the design and implementation which I really enjoy. That's what I like doing. The problem is that the uniqueness wears off almost immediately. At any Infy function, I feel like an outsider. Even in my office, I have three other infosys co worker's and they always speak Kanada or whatever that language is. When we have events, its a 20 to 1 ratio of Indian to American, but at my client which is not an American company, you would never know. They participate in local events, and they they do local things. They make you feel like you're part of the community. If Infosys wants to be a global competitor, they need to make us feel like we belong. If I'm going to stay here, I want to feel like I'm valued and I don't have that now. It's obviously difficult with 100,00 people, but the company needs to focus on that, if they want to grow. Outsourcing cannot last forever. As the living standards improve and the competition opens offices in India, you need to separate yourselves somehow. You need to offer something that the competition does not, and low billing rates is a temporary answer.

If you have joined the company as a trainee, you cannot expect to work in the same technology that you were trained on. You may have been trained in Java but while moving to production environment, you might have to work on .Net. The learning curve would be missing. Once you finish your training, you won't get the preferred location of work. If you are posted in a SEZ, then it is impossible to get a transfer. Role changes are next to impossible unless you know the tricks to woo your managers. Very few people get the opportunity to work at on-site location. The salary offered to offshore employees who began their career as trainees is relatively very less compared with other firms.