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Re:Infosys asked HR not to hire 'Indian-origin candidates', ... by 29athrowaway on Sunday October 09, 2022 @10:00AM (#33141109)
My observation is that the Indians that make it to the US via companies like TCS, Infosys and others, are the product of a highly political environment where you are expected to worship your manager and tend to be political as fuck.

They are very different to Indians that have not worked in such environments, who tend to be much more trustworthy and ethical.

In America, a manager is another employee who can be wrong just as often as anyone else.

I am glad to see in recent years that the startup scene in India is empowering capable engineers to escape the fucked up reality that can be the corporate work culture over there.

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Re:Infosys asked HR not to hire 'Indian-origin candidates', ... by alephnerd on Sunday October 09, 2022 @11:07AM (#33141906)
A lot of it is due to lack of resources. Even Indian grads view TCS and TCS type companies as the choice of last resort. They’re still paying the same wages as they were in the early 2000s (3.5 Lakh), while ignoring inflation (3.5 lakh would be around $10k in the 2000s but only around $5k in 2022). Lots of Indian companies and western companies pay way more than that. Heck, even farming would get you a guaranteed 3 Lakh subsidy with MSP
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Re:Infosys asked HR not to hire 'Indian-origin candidates', ... by 29athrowaway on Sunday October 09, 2022 @10:58PM (#33147318)
They should just go on strike.
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