Tech Mahindra - contracting through them

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In terms of working practices you are their complete bitch and IR35 is blown out of the water. They micro manage, falsify client time sheets without you knowing, are very political and will manipulate you anyway they can. Of the guys I sit with, all are p1ssed off with TechM and that includes white British, Indian British and Indian nationals ( contractors and permies)

TechM are currently refusing to sign time sheets for one guy until he does something they want which he disagrees with.

You've just got to play the game. I've worked with them once. They will have an onsite manager and as a contractor your first task will be to establish a good rapport with him/her. Go to lunch with him or do him a favour. Once you've done that, you've won half the battle. Piss him/her off - your life is going to be difficult.

Tech Mahindra = Politics and bureaucracy. At the end of day, you just want your contract to go on for some time and make money right? Know and accept that they will try and replace you with their own resource at some point. Once you've made your peace with that, you can start to enjoy the role.

[piningforthefjords]

You've just got to play the game. I've worked with them once. They will have an onsite manager and as a contractor your first task will be to establish a good rapport with him/her. Go to lunch with him or do him a favour. Once you've done that, you've won half the battle. Piss him/her off - your life is going to be difficult.

Tech Mahindra = Politics and bureaucracy. At the end of day, you just want your contract to go on for some time and make money right? Know and accept that they will try and replace you with their own resource at some point. Once you've made your peace with that, you can start to enjoy the role.

Yep, all good advice, thanks. Been in the game long enough to know how it works, but as I said, first time contracting through these guys. I will keep you all posted. Cheers.

[Tedster]

Currently working on a contract for TM - it is a bit of pain getting paid by them (they refuse to use the clients portal because it isn't secure, so I have to snapshot my approved timesheets and send it to them via email)

The client is currently ONshoring a great raft of its legacy work so I'm quite confident I wont be getting replaced by one of the Needful Gang.I am actually replacing an 'bestshore resource )

I'd rather not work for them (having been made redundant by offshoring in the past) but if its the right job and the right money, you have to bite the bullet