Have been on the bench for two weeks and just found a project that doesn't interest me or help me career but I'll get a lot of utilization. Not sure if I should take it or keep looking

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If you want to have a job after the next round of layoffs you should take the project.

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Keep looking. Because in my experience, the one project snowballs into another similar opportunity

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Worst case it's 3-6 months, but if it gets you off the beach could be useful

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I have yet to be given the option of passing on a project while on the bench. Sometimes I've been onboarded before being informed. How exactly are people getting to pick and choose?

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Yep not taking the project even for utilization, just found out they require weekend and holiday work.

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Yea watch out for just taking a boring project. Mine snowballed and now I want out

for sake of rating- take the project. but if you're less worried about your rating, and more worried about professional passion/interesting work- wait it out

Thank everyone all good things to think about !

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I would decide based on the type of work and whether you'd want to do something similar again. I got stuck on PMO crap that I'm still trying to get out of like two years later (keep getting same types of projects)

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It has been 3 months since I joined...still not allocated to any project.....
I am little worried about the recession news coming......

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Thanks

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For anyone still having in-person client meetings (my condolences)

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Where is the sustainability sector headed in the Middle East, project wise?

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Currently, work as a Project Coordinator for an Travel/Event tech-startup. Ideally remote or in Orlando, FL. I have experience in sales & marketing as well.

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Got an offer from pwc in the data privacy role.
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Though my current company is an mnc but not that big and no work pressure is there, amazing work life balance. However, there is little to no learning and its very slow, the project is just starting and the client itself is not clear what they want. Do you think I should switch just because its a big 4. Please help me decide. Yoe -3.5

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Hi folks,
New to Nagarro, can someone help with below query?

Once the project is allocated the project code will automatically reflect in SAP portal to fill the timesheet against the same or how is it done?

Also what do you guys fill in notes while filling the timesheet when on bench?

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This post is an alert message for anyone joining the Johnson & Johnson EMEA account for SAP & had Rakesh Sharma for their Manager round.

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You will be left with no choice other than leaving TCS.

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Can someone please tell me about the type of work in SC pay project for Java Developer?

There are lot of mixed reviews about Nagarro.. some folks are saying Nagarro do not fire even in covid the only did the pay cuts and did not fire anyone... where as some folks are saying Nagarro is hiring rigorously more than their projects strength so firing will happen for sure and if you are on bench for more than 1 month you are in red zone as the same happened in past... what is the mystery.. can anyone from Nagarro an honest review about this organization.

Nagarro Nagarro ES HCL Technologies Tata Consultancy

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I'm working with EPAM, 7.8 yoe as dot net full stack with ctc 26LPA.
Fed up with my current tech stack now project want on call support over weekend. no one knows project. No one is supporting.
Thinking abt current situation I'm bit worrying.
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Have you ever seen a client fired in mid-production?

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