If I have been on the bench for the past month at EPAM and decide to resign, will I still need to serve the full two-month notice period, or can I be released within 10–15 days?

***Urgent *** Where to join?

2 days left to join.
IBM - 17 lpa
Capgemini - 23 lpa
Tech - Oracle apps/fusion technical Yoe - 10 years.

I heard, there are projects shortage @IBM in Oracle Apps currently. (As my colleagues are on the bench for 2+ months in IBM after joining)

Please suggest IBM Capgemini Accenture Tata Consultancy

Iam 5 month pregnant , thinking to get release from project due to health issue and taking maternity leave from april 1st, at this situation can I be in bench for 3 months and go in maternity leave ? Will this affect my job in Accenture? Will the organization allow to be in bench for 3 months? If iam in bench during maternity leave will i get variable pay

Does anyone struggle with finding good randoms to spot you while bench pressing? I work out at a local park district and every time I’m working with a heavy load, my spotter will immediately cont.

When the market stabilizes, what will happen to high paid employees? Specially those who are above market standard. Organizations are hiring more than their Bench just to keep backup.
Reference Layoff Started from Better dot com
Any Comment?

Hi Folks. Switching from product base to service base at level 9 in accenture in SAP Domain .
Can some1 explain how the journey starts from day 1.
Heard Noise abt client interviews , bench process,layoffs etc etc.
Need Serious Comforting advise.

DRS data: How many of you feel you are using your tech skills? Are you on C1 or C2 engagements? I'm on a staff-aug about to roll off & nervous the grass might not be greener & I'll be stuck in excel

Hi fiserv,
How is bench policy in mphasis. I have heard that if you are more than one month on bench, you will not get salary till you are not assigned with any project. Is it true.

Hi All, I request you to please help me with my query. I have joined capgemini three weeks back. They told me direct project but they tagged me to bench.

According to current scenario, what would be the timeline in bench to get the project. I got an mail to get the project within 30 days so If I am not able to get it , is there any consequences on it. Please help me my queries.

Has anybody had success pivoting off the bench into a non-managerial role?

Considering a move to NTT Data in a healthcare consulting role. Mixed reviews in the bowls. Major concerns are bench policy, staff aug roles, 2 week PTO, and high turnover due to job dissatisfaction. Recruiter and mgr had great things to say around growth and opportunity, which doesn’t align with feedback from the bowls or Glassdoor.
Understanding things have changed there in the last few months, I need un-biased advice from fellow fish who have recently joined or can speak to recent changes

How is the Job security in atos? My friend joined in April, 3month have passed but he is still on bench. He was hired for SharePoint tech stack, but now his manager is saying "They have very less projects for sharepoint, so please prepare for Azure". He is worried looking at the current market slowdown.

Joined Deloitte india in management consulting in Oct. On bench since 6 months.
Does Deloitte lay off if bench period is extended??

Hey Guys, What's up? Is Altimetrik is good enough to stay for long time? Joined sometime back still unaware of real truth. how they will behave when we will go through bench??

What’s the easiest internal initiative to do on the bench?

***Urgent *** Where to join?

2 days left to join.
IBM - 17 lpa
Capgemini - 23 lpa
Tech - Oracle apps/fusion technical Yoe - 10 years.

I heard, there are projects shortage @IBM in Oracle Apps currently. (As my colleagues are on the bench for 2+ months in IBM after joining)

Please suggest IBM Capgemini Accenture Tata Consultancy

How are projects allocated to new joinees in Accenture? How long do they allow to be on bench!!

Hi Fishes,

How is KPMG digital lighthouse in terms of WLB and career growth? What are the perks of joining KPMG India?

Please give some advice as I have an offer from PWC India as well.

I work at pwc and I am a second year senior. Currently make 90k base in assurance New York metro. Curious what everyone else is making and whether that is up to par

Would it matter to anyone if I shared some DEI definitions with the members of this bowl? Thoughts?

If you didn't go to college, how did you learn what you know now in marketing?

New fish looking for career guidance.

I'm a corporate recruiter with 3 years of experience. Finishing my degree in HRM 5/2022. I'm thinking of getting my SHRM -CP shortly after graduation.

I'm not sure of where to go after that, but I doubt I will stick with recruiting or my current firm.

Has anyone here started off in recruiting and branched out to other HR functions? Do you like your new role? Do you wish you stuck with recruiting?

What is the best piece of advice you have gotten from one of your coworkers in the real estate industry?

Does anyone have any side hustles apart from their day-to-day? If so, what are some suggestions that work well while practicing law?

Hey All,
I am planning to rent a house in Marathalli/Brookefield/Kadubesanahalli
Budget - 25k
Which platform should I look after for a good gated community house

Getting an opportunity to move from ZS Associates India to IQVIA UK. Can’t compare the pay because they are quite far apart (ZS pays much more than IQVIA). Thoughts on moving from ZS to IQVIA in the long run?

For those who have lateraled to MBB or a Tier-2 firm (ATK/S&/OW/LEK/etc) - how did you find time to prep for case interviews if you’re staffed on an intense project?

Hi All.
I joined IBM on 30 May 22 & bench since then (Skillset: D 365 F&O)
There are no projects & my PSP told me to get allocated into AX 2012 which is an older versiom of the ERP software.
I got an automated mail today saying:
"Any refusal to accept available assignments offered by WFM Manager or to participate in interviews will be viewed as failure to comply with instructions of management & will attract disciplinary action."
Will I be forced to resign if I do not join a random project?

Hi guys,

Does anyone going to office in regular basis. I mean for India location. Is it mandatory to go to office?

Are per diems the same amongst firms? What is your per diem in a city such as Chicago?

How does your agency use data? Is it only used for tracking and reporting? Is it used for setting strategy and informing creative? For business consulting? Thanks!

What do you do over your schools winter break? How long is it? I have almost 2 full weeks and I'm debating between doing a ton of prep or actually trying to relax. 2nd year teacher and last year was mostly virtual so I had more "free" time to get stuff together.

Has anyone been to the Zoolights at the Zoo? I have never been, I'm relatively new to the area. Is this a good event for a casual walk around date night?

Can I use ey laptop to attend interview ?

Doed anyone have details of what was discussed in GDS webcast(EY Split) for TAX?

What are the technical rounds for UI - Angular Developer in EPAM ?. How is the difficulty level?
Experience: 8 Years

Guys.. just a headup.. dnt join epam anywhere .. they dnt have projects.. they are re-evaluating people again .. same technical interview of 1.5 hours ... Not sure wat is the outcome of the technical interview after geeting offer letter n joining epam.

How long does it take post the technical interview rounds to hear back from the recruiter?

Hi All,

How is epam anywhere different from epam systems ?

Can switch to epam anywhere from epam systems ?

Can anyone please share the interview process for Epam ? What questions are asked? What topics to cover?

Hi everyone, what questions are asked for functional testing roles at EPAM? They told functional testing includes API, postman and SQL skills as well.

Kindly help..

Just wanted to know how epam anywhere is in terms of WLB, projects and perks. Honest answer please .

Have offer and thinking to join ..

how will be epam general interview for 5.3 YOE automation Tester?

Do we need to complete joining formalities to accept EPAM anywhere offer?

Hi Fishes :
I have 2 offers for Automation Engineer:
1- EPAM Anywhere - 21LPA[inc. Bonus] - Totally Remote
2- Jio Infocom - 21 LPA[Fixed] but with lot of provisions in CTC - Will call to office [location : Mumbai]

YOE: 6 Years
Need your suggestions

Hi.. i was offered A2 level, 19LPA for 4.8 yoe & cloud devops tech stack.
If i have a counter offer 25lpa with better role, will EPAM be open to negotiate? I feel the role & ctc are not on par.

is there any similar company with Permanent Work from Anywhere and Good job security like EPAM Anywhere?? what are those companies?