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cloudninja replied

9 July 2020, 11:08
with a barge pole touch this not
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edison replied

8 July 2020, 23:03
It's the nightmare combination - working with one of the dreaded giant Indian IT services companies and the wallet busting expense of staying in Switzerland.
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Scruff replied

5 July 2020, 05:53
I have friends who have contracted through them. Rate paid to friend was abysmal, rate charged to client over double. Lied thru their teeth to friend that they only added a "small percentage". Found out true rates when an email was mistakenly sent. Treated him very poorly, and treated him not very nicely. He is of the same heritage as the abovementioned company.
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NotAllThere replied

4 July 2020, 17:06
Just to add. I live in Switzerland, and that's where I worked with them.
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JPC replied

4 July 2020, 12:20
Cognizant utterly repugnant company never ever again. They will stiff you on rates so much as they compare all rates to what they would pay you in india.
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NotAllThere replied

4 July 2020, 08:54
Originally posted by shabak View Post

What was the worst?

Just two things. Everything they said and everything they did. Incompetent and lazy from start to finish.
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northernladuk replied

3 July 2020, 20:57
Originally posted by shabak View Post

What was the worst?

The bit between the start and the end.
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shabak replied

3 July 2020, 20:49
Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post

I've worked with them. Utterly awful.

What was the worst?
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NotAllThere replied

3 July 2020, 20:46
I've worked with them. Utterly awful.
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northernladuk replied

3 July 2020, 19:03
Cognizant

Didn't bother reading anything past that.
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GhostofTarbera replied

3 July 2020, 18:38
Originally posted by shabak View Post

You all are so cryptic and mysterious. Does it mean weird work culture, problems with paying money etc? I can pass it - I may have other options and can wait couple of weeks for them so just curious ...

They will put your cv in front of client, client will think great, client signs off budget, you start, 2 weeks later you are asked to train your Indian replacement

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shabak replied

3 July 2020, 18:37
You all are so cryptic and mysterious. Does it mean weird work culture, problems with paying money etc? I can pass it - I may have other options and can wait couple of weeks for them so just curious ...
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cojak replied

3 July 2020, 18:30
Because it doesn’t get any better than your initial experience.
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shabak replied

3 July 2020, 18:26
Guys but why? What is the reason? Can you elaborate?
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Scruff replied

3 July 2020, 18:03
Run run run run, away...
Qu'est-ce que c'est

Psycho Killer
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