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Senior Software Engineer in Kochi
Full Time
Software Development Department
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1. Cutting-edge technology: Air India D&T is well-equipped with the latest technologies. 2. Employee leisure travel: Employees benefit from leisure travel opportunities. 3. Good family insurance: The company offers solid insurance coverage for families.
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Good
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1. HR issues: Disorganized HR processes. Significant salary discrepancies. Inconsistent role and designation structures. HR is described as unapproachable and rude. 2. Leadership dynamics: Employees are instructed to address the Chief Digital and Technology Officer (Dr. Satya) as "Doctor Satya." Work from home is rarely granted, even for emergencies, requiring employees to "beg." 3. Workplace culture: Many senior members are from TCS, and there is a push to implement TCS's working culture despite being an airline product company. 4. Unstructured product development: Development is often driven by Dr. Satya’s verbal requirements, without clear product roadmaps. No designated product owners for specific departments. Focus on meeting deadlines for Dr. Satya's demos. 5. Team hierarchy issues: Team structure is skewed, with team members sometimes holding a higher grade than team leads. This creates parity issues. 6. Leadership-driven decisions: Suggestions are sometimes disregarded in favor of Dr. Satya's preferred approach. Last-minute changes due to reviews by Dr. Satya increase pressure on the team. 7. Lack of professional IT processes: There is a perceived lack of professionalism and structured IT processes. 8. HR expertise concerns: The Kochi HR manager's background as an ex-cabin crew member is noted, suggesting a lack of HR expertise. 9. Recruitment issues: Recruitment appears to favor connections (e.g., TCS friends) over relevant skill sets....Read More
- Promotions - Poor
- Work satisfaction - Bad
- Company culture - Bad
- Work-life balance - Poor
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
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Senior Engineer in Kochi
Full Time
IT Infrastructure Services Department
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Good Salary and Perks: If you have the right connections with top management ( family members, relatives, friends etc), you're rewarded with a great salary, impressive designations and hefty hikes even though you lack skills or domain knowledge.
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1. HR Issues - Inexperienced Leadership: The Kochin HR manager, an ex-cabin crew member, underscores the lack of professional HR expertise. Do not expect any meaningful response or solutions to your concerns - Disorganized Processes: Approaching HR with concerns only results in them echoing "We're facing the same issues". Expect no resolutions - Gossip & Lack of Confidentiality: 1 to 1 HR meetings soon become the hottest gossip around the office - Salary Discrepancies & Inconsistences: There are significant disparities in pay and roles, with designations arbitrarily assigned. - Unapproachable and Rude" The HR team is not only unhelpful but also downright rude 2. Leadership dynamics: - Mandatory Flattery: Employees are forced to address the Chief Digital and Technology officer as " Doctor Satya", reinforcing a cult-like reverence - Rigid Work From Home Policy- WFH is a luxury rarely granted even during emergencies, leaving employees to practically "beg" for any flexibility 3. Work Culture: -TCS Clone Syndrome: The company seems hell-bent to replicating TCS's work culture. Senior management predominantly hails from TCS, fostering an environment steeped in outdated practices and political manoeuvring. You can see this the most in the Kochi office with real backstabbing actions from the head and sides. 4. Unstructured Product Development: -Ad-Hoc Requirements: Product development is driven by Satya's (I forgot to add Dr) verbal directives with no clear roadmaps or designated product owners. -Deadline Madness: The focus is solely on meeting last-minute deadlines for high-stakes demos, creating a pressure cooker environment - Backstabbing Politics: The upper echelons, a close-knit subset of TCS alumini, thrive on internal politics. Criticize anyone or challenge the recruitment process and you'll find yourself on the receiving end of betrayal/ 5. Team Hierarchy Issues: - Skewed grading: It's not uncommon to see team members outranking their leads, sometimes even with 10+ years of experience and skill set being undervalued compared to freshers or favouritism recruits. - Nepotistic Promotions: Only those with the right connections can secure a position just beneath the head, regardless of merit 6. Recruitment Issues: - Favouritism over merits: Hiring decisions favour personal connections (notably TCS friends) over actual skill sets. It's common for recruits with minimal experience or competency to be paid more than industrial standards while deserving candidates are left aside...Read More
- Salary - Bad
- Skill development - Bad
- Promotions - Bad
- Work satisfaction - Bad
- Company culture - Bad
- Work-life balance - Poor
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Senior Engineer in Kochi
Full Time
Software Development Department
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Okay Salary. Employee Travel policy. Immediate coworkers. Learning opportunities.
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Good
- Work-life balance - Good
Dislikes
5 days in office policy. Poor work culture in many teams. Too much politicking happening between the Gurgaon / Kochi teams. Incompetent upper management when it comes to employee morale. Beyond useless HR. No proper roadmaps for product development, way too many things are driven based on the day to day whim of the CTO.
- Promotions - Poor
- Company culture - Poor
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Senior Engineer in Gurgaon / Gurugram
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IT Infrastructure Services Department
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- Salary - Good
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Excellent
- Promotions - Good
- Work satisfaction - Excellent
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Excellent
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Software Engineer in Kochi
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Software Development Department
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- Job security - Good
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- Salary - Poor
- Skill development - Bad
- Promotions - Bad
- Work satisfaction - Bad
- Company culture - Bad
- Work-life balance - Bad
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Software Engineer in Kochi
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Software Development Department
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- Job security - Good
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- Salary - Bad
- Promotions - Poor
- Company culture - Bad
- Work-life balance - Poor
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Senior Associate in New Delhi
Full Time
Operations Department
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- Skill development - Good
- Company culture - Excellent
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Work days: Rotational Shift (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.
Senior Associate in New Delhi
Full Time
Digital Marketing Department
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- Skill development - Poor
- Job security - Bad
- Promotions - Poor
- Work satisfaction - Bad
- Company culture - Poor
- Work-life balance - Poor
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Senior Associate in Gurgaon / Gurugram
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- Skill development - Poor
- Job security - Poor
- Promotions - Bad
- Work satisfaction - Bad
- Company culture - Bad
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Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
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Senior Associate in Mumbai
Full Time
Flight & Airport Operations Department
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Medical Facilities for Employee and Family
- Salary - Excellent
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Good
- Promotions - Excellent
- Work satisfaction - Excellent
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Excellent
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Senior Associate in Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
Aviation Engineering Department
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- Salary - Good
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Good
- Work satisfaction - Good
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- Work-life balance - Excellent
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Cargo Executive in Kochi
Full Time
Import & Export Department
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Opportunity to Work with a Reputable Airline "I appreciate the opportunity to work with Air India, a renowned airline with a rich history. Being part of AviaXpert, which manages Air India's cargo operations, allows me to contribute to the airline's success."
- Salary - Excellent
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Excellent
- Promotions - Excellent
- Work satisfaction - Excellent
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Excellent
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. Limited Resources "One area for improvement is the limited resources available for certain tasks. However, I've learned 2. High Stress Levels "Cargo operations can be high-pressure, especially during peak periods. While I'm able to manage Bureaucratic Processes "As with any large organization, there can be bureaucratic processes that slow down decision-making. However, I've learned to navigate these processes and focus on finding solutions."...Read More
Data Engineer in Kochi
Full Time
Software Development Department
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1.Life insurance 2.Travel benefits (Seats are subject to availability, and priority is determined by grade , which has been incorrectly assigned for most of the employees) 3.Internet , mobile reimbursements 4. There is a defined structure for IT related matters such as deployments .
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1. CDTO Dr. Sathya ( self proclaimed) reminds me of Admiral Aladeen from the movie Dictator. He researches to destroy Airindia 2.He behaves as if our loyalty is to him personally , not the organisation , constantly saying work for me, do something for me. 3.Kochi D&T head , Deva Kurian - If there were a ranking for incompetence , he'd be firmly at the top. After over 20 years at TCS, he was conveniently transferred here, most likely he couldn’t secure another role. 4. Deva’s problem solving skills are legendary: He once seriously suggested opening elevator doors with our hands if we got stuck. 5.A revolving door of ex-TCS employees continues to flood the organisation, reinforcing same outdated service company mindset that bas no place in a modern airline. 6.Delhi and Kochi teams are constantly at odds with unnecessary back-and-forth politics stalling progress. 7. No real HR presence -Some people claims to be HR but they function more like enforcers for leadership rather than employee advocates. 8.There is glaring issue of grade disparities . The pay and titles are all over the place , with no transparency or fairness. Merit doesn’t matter- connections and politics do....Read More
- Salary - Poor
- Promotions - Poor
- Work satisfaction - Poor
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Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Senior Trainer in New Delhi (working remotely)
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Its under the TATA brand
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Management is biased when it come to work culture and Ethics & policies only to safe guard company interests If you do not abide to the boss's thought process / favoritism then for sure its a inimical for you to exist Palgarism is upskilled here
- Salary - Poor
- Skill development - Poor
- Job security - Poor
- Work satisfaction - Bad
- Company culture - Bad
- Work-life balance - Bad
Senior Manager in Gurgaon / Gurugram
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Marketing Department
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Depending on the role you're in, however, it's still sorted from a work life balance pov.
- Work-life balance - Good
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Favoritism is very high & if you don't belong to inner circle you will never be promoted
- Skill development - Poor
- Promotions - Poor
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Senior Staff Engineer in Kochi
Full Time
Software Development Department
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Latest Technologies New office Free travel for immediate relatives and self Job security Good people to work with Good leaders
- Salary - Excellent
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Excellent
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Company culture - Good
- Work-life balance - Good
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Work was very tough until recently, Lots of late nights and weekends, but things have stabilised
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City, International Travel.
Associate Manager Finance in Kolkata
Full Time
Accounting & Taxation Department
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They are completely digitally focussed, implementing best & world class softwares application across all functions to cater to all queries of stakeholders in real time with latest data.
- Salary - Good
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Good
- Promotions - Good
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Company culture - Good
- Work-life balance - Good
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They have faith on new generation who are highly qualified & tech pro with little experience BUT don't respect senior staff with vast experience who are average qualified. They have got transferred our working knowledge to new staff & showed us exit door in the name of vol. Retirement.
Senior Manager in Gurgaon / Gurugram
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Commercial Department
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Travel Perks with free travel subject to seat availability. Work-life balance (but at the cost of poor Career development). Brand Name
- Work-life balance - Good
Dislikes
HR support and initiative is equivalent to zero. Career de-growth is guaranteed. Company Culture is toxic at best with politics all around. Male dominated teams and derogatory culture for females even at day to day level. Tata Code of Conduct is for namesake. Does not apply to Air India at all. Inexperienced leadership with no background of handling large teams, doing poor job and playing with people’s career....Read More
- Salary - Poor
- Skill development - Bad
- Promotions - Bad
- Work satisfaction - Bad
- Company culture - Bad
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Associate Manager in Mumbai
Full Time
Operations Department
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"I had the opportunity to work on various projects and initiatives, gaining valuable experience and insights that have stayed with me. Working with Air India gave me a sense of pride and prestige, being part of a legacy that connects India to the world.”
- Salary - Excellent
- Skill development - Excellent
- Promotions - Excellent
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Wish more opportunities were offered when Mumbai office was shut down. Wish more empathy was shown.
- Job security - Poor
Cabin Crew Executive in New Delhi
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Operations Department
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1. Salary is paid on time. 2. If you know someone in the top level, then you will be recruited without interview or promoted without much issue. 3. If you are from spicejet or ex-Jet Airways you will get job easily.
Dislikes
1.One of the worst work cultures. 2.Demotivating work environment. 3. Only friends of seniors are recruited or promoted. 4. TATA CODE OF CONDUCT is name sake. Big words to say, doesn't work in the organisation.
- Job security - Poor
- Promotions - Bad
- Work satisfaction - Poor
- Company culture - Bad
- Work-life balance - Bad
Assistant Manager in Gurgaon / Gurugram
Full Time
Treasury Department
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Work life balance will be good working with AI but that also totally depend on the department and the supervisor ur reporting.
- Job security - Good
- Work-life balance - Good
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No growth..low appraisal comparatively other industries in market.
- Promotions - Poor
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
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