Hi everyone, could someone please clarify the office reporting requirements for employees who are currently on the bench at IBM? Specifically, I would like to know how many days we are expected to work from the office.

How's HSBC in Coforge?
For 6+ yoe, mainframe developer
Hyderabad

Work culture, Job security, Bench policies?

How much does a biomedical bench tech make in Toronto area?

People on bench , how are you spending your day/time? Please share some stuff so that it can help/motivate others like me.

Hi! How long is the bench duration here? Is there lack of projects?

Last week joined in hcl. I got better opportunity in other company.If I abscand in hcl.does it any problem?still I have not assigned to any project , iam in Bench now?

I’ve been on the bench with less than 10% utilization for 3wks now. I’m a first year and the past month has been slower with not many new projects coming in. I do see a few new projects come in every week but I’m not getting staffed on them. Should I be worried? Should I ask my PM if I should be worried? We’re in a pretty small group less than 20 people

Hi everyone,
I am a new joiner @ Coforge, joined on Nov 15th and still waiting for project allocation. What is the resource pool/bench policy for a new joiner, can anyone please help on this?

While I am in bench, can I apply for a role through success factor or do i need to check with my counsellor?

I have got offer from wipro ...I have been selected in bulk hiring..... And HR said that you will be on bench for 2 weeks and then you will be given option to select project.
Can anyone please confirm does it happen with every person who joins wipro?
Will I remain on bench for longer period of time?

Hi fishes, I recently joined Accenture, I am from manual testing background and they put me into monitoring team where we need to analyse errors looking at codes, logs and resolve it and the KT that is being given to me doesnt feel enough when I raised concern to TL, TL itself is blaming it on me that I qm not able to understand what is being taught, I am not able to work in the project at all, I requested for roll off within a month, will this imact my career at accenture? someone please sugges

When they say utilization doesn't count for the month of May/June what exactly does that entail? I'm assuming being on the bench for those months will still show on personal utilization reports...

I am tagged to resources pool in Coforge from last 2 months i.e. I am in bench.
Any idea what's the notice period on bench?

I don’t understand how people keep posting about the bench and being unassigned. I’m in advisory(not audit) and my entire LoS is trending 90%+ utilization

How is Xoriant pune for automation testers? Also how is job security in Xoriant as one of my knower is on bench since 3 months since joining. He is worried. Guys Please suggest.

What is the bench period for new joiner? I have joined cognizant 11 days back , I have given two client interview but did not selected. Should I asbscond from cognizant? Or should I continue in cognizant ?

Just got a job offer as a bench applications analyst. Looking for an insight into the company! TIA

A friend of mine applied for a job at Bain and he said part of application requested his SAT scores! What’s the point of asking for his test scores? He has a degree.

PEPI US - what’s the pace / hours / culture like? Thanks

Companies hiring remote, experienced CL account managers with salaries of at least 90k. GO!!!

My office is in Bellandur, Embassy Tech Village and I will be moving to Bangalore in 1st week of January for the first time. Please suggest me some good societies/areas where I should look for a 1bhk/1rk at a reasonable rent.

What books are on your 2020 to-read wish list and why? I am making my list now!

Anyone working in hands or a CHT? How did you get started?

Tips for desk research heavy projects (lots of reading, processing and synthesising information): how do you do it? Are certain meds better/worse? Modafinil feels better for reading and processing info but stimulants better for focus and executing tasks.

Anyone recently joined Optum in India? Did you receive welcome gift?

Just got another negative test. I'm so lost. How do I handle the monthly roller coaster of emotions? Hope, disappointment on repeat. 😔

Any women here with lean PCOS? I do not ovulate on my own (metformin regulated my periods but I still don’t ovulate) and am moving from three cycles of Clomid/IUI to IVF soon. No other issues have been found other than my PCOS (HSG shows tubes open). Curious about your experiences. And the reason I mentioned lean PCOS is because it seems for others with PCOS part of the fertility path is diet/exercise/weight loss but I am already very tiny.

How much does Accenture and Deloitte pay a consultant in Germany and Netherlands?

Anyone participating in biketoberfest on Sunday?

Curious about what kind of hobbies other engineers have, personally I love knitting in my free time

Anyway to slim down legs; just want to smooth out this massive imbalance that the body seems to favor to the downside

Type of work in Deloitte ops transformation in health care. Is it just tech?

What does a 30% travel requirement mean in a job description? How often do they expect the candidate to travel ?

Year after year from one company to the next, I dispense tech strategy to a few highly compensated managers in charge of a gaggle of H1B replacement workers. Why do we fight about a stupid border wall

Hi - Is there any cut-off day/date each month, by which Managers need to confirm their choice of Promotions in Workday ? For eg : ESP cycle changes need to be inputted by 15th and are confirmed on the 20th, I have been informed.

Is there any such days/dates for confirming promotions on Workday ?

My utilization went to 50 in IBM, I think I have taken paternal leave since it went down. My manager put my as PIP improvement goal in checkpoint.
Need to know how to bring this up and is that my job is under risk? Band 7b

Hi All, looking for referral for Plsql with 6 years experience. Please let me know if anyone can help

Hi IBMers
What is role of a senior advisory consultant. Is it similar to solution architect

Does ibm give any Diwali gifts?

Does anyone getting similar mail daily :Know Your IBM January'22 - Register Now ?

Deloitte Manager or IBM Manager?? Please suggest.
Almost same fixed package.. skill SAP Functional Close to 10 Yrs experience.

Can we take leaves while on notice period at IBM?
Generally we cannot but I have seen people utilizing sick leaves during notice period . Just want to confirm.

Anyone got such mail : IBM – We have great news! Benefit by advancing to December,2021
Actually my doj is 20 January,2022.

Hi fishes,

My joining date mentioned in IBM Offer letter which I received just a while ago is second week of November, 2021. However, I have 90 days notice period. It also says to accept within 3 days and a clause is written that joining date can be revised only till 5 days. Will ibm revise my joining date ? I am very anxious it's too late so I cant even call recruiter.

Please suggest.

What is the comparision between Infosys band 6B and Band 8 of IBM? Any pointers please!

Hi Fishes, If i extend my doj will it affect my joining bonus in ibm. Because in offer letter its mentioned as on or before doj. Thanks in advance IBM

Hi , I have joined IBM 20 days back, got rejected in two client interviews till now ,the interview was full deeper . From last 1 week there is no update from anyone. Worried about the future. Had another offer from cognizant which I got before Joining IBM but it has 30% less CTC and the joining date is 26 dec

Any idea what is the best decision to take. Can I stay here on bench for long time
Tech stack - spark,Scala,Hadoop,hive

Is there any issue, if the designation at the time of offer is different than that of relieving? Asking because, I am leaving IBM GBS, have told my designation as Senior software engineer ( offer letter had it) to the other company, but got to know that designation IBM will be writing on relieving letter will be application developer.

Hi Fishes, I want one information. If a person serving notice period of 90 days, gets released from the project and comes to bench.
Do IBM decrease the notice period to 30 days for such employees?

My offer letter status is "yet to be offered".
It's been more than a month now.
Will I receive offer letter from IBM?

Hey everyone,
Is there any portal for IBM ex-employee where they can raise their concern or requests?