Icfoss Intern Reviews

Likes

This institution was setup with a wonderful idea of promoting FOSS. It has a got a very young work force.

Dislikes

The management is utter chaos. They did not even know why it was actually set-up. People are assigned single projects and most often they never deliver the projects. Because of lack of resources, knowledge and team support. This is especially true in case of language technology department. It's only purpose is training, that too needs updation. Management just puts pressure on team to deliver but never ask or analyse why team is lagging. The heads actually need to update themselves before they could guide incoming team members. People are treated preferentially and politics inside the office ruins it's working environment. Good resources never stay because they always land better opportunities and management never really try to save or identify critical resources. Unless the management truly devotes time and work on developing a solid structure where team can be built it's not going to sustain. Never pay good salary, has got all the issues associated with a typical goverment organization as well. Bottom line, please consider joining the company, it's at best is an extention to your college, with teachers who doesn't really know about how the actual software industry heads the department. HR is complete disaster, you never really get a proper HR policy here. Government of Kerala, and head of IT department and it's secretary should really spend time on this to correct it's direction....Read More

Likes

Good team and support for the project execution.

Dislikes

No job security in ICFOSS.

Work Details

Work timings: Strict Timings

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country, Travel Within City, International Travel.

Likes

No tensions, no hectic schedules, Good ambience .

Dislikes

As an autonomous company run by govt, the value added benefits of govt are not applicable.

Work Details

Work days: Alternate Saturday off (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

If ur a techie looking for a career this place has potential - just be ready for the ultimate side quest : surviving office politics! The best part? Amazing colleagues who felt like family (the kind that laughs through the chaos). But beware, it's a classic government office where progress sometimes moves slower than a buffering Youtube Video on dial-up. Enjoy the ride, if you're up for a sitcom-worthy work experience!...Read More

Dislikes

ICFOSS seems to be stuck in a time loop where old projects never retire, and new initiatives are as rare as a solar eclipse. Fund generation? what's that? The org stills survives on shrinking government grands like a plant hoping for a rain in a drought . Job security feels like a game of musical chairs, and management decisions seem to be made with a roll of dice. It's like watching a sitcom where the plot never changes - but without the laugh track....Read More

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Open facilities where you can stay afterhours for work or to develop yourself.

Dislikes

The peers there gossip a lot.

Work Details

Work days: Alternate Saturday off (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

work culture and freedom

Dislikes

Low Salary