Why Big 4 Might Not Be the Dream for IT Folks?

If you're in IT, you might want to think twice about joining one of those big "Big 4" companies here in India. Sure, the paycheck might look bigger, but get ready to work your tail off. From what I've seen, these Big 4 places in India often send you to work directly with clients here, and sometimes these clients can really pile on the work. Plus, the projects don't usually last very long, and you'll probably be doing more analyzing and checking things rather than actually building stuff. You might also find yourself traveling to some pretty random places. Guess what else eats up your time? Writing up those project proposals. Big 4s are now doing the ongoing IT support that WITCH companies usually do. Also, a key thing, if you're a manager or want to be one, you'll need to bring in sales, or you could be let go after a couple of years. So, yeah, just think really carefully before you jump into a Big 4 company. It might not be the best fit for everyone in IT.

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greatking

A Team Lead

About to get an offer from one of the Big4 this week as an Senior Associate(Software Engineer) not Big4 India but Big4 US. What kind of work I can expect.... Just pure development like we have in WITCH ???? little bit confused coz I will be first time working on big4 if I accept the offer

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awesomesnail

works at

Flipkart

You should realise it’s a scam for the amount of salary that you get specially in India. For the work of 4 people in a similar WITCH or IT service company, they hire just one guy. The salary would only be the same or slightly higher than a WITCH company. So you are sales, pre-sales, delivery, finance, PM, risk manager - all rolled into one. If you get into Big 4 you have to be ambitious to make it to partner where you will start seeing the fruit of your labour. Else it’s not worth the effort.

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whisperchamomile

currently not working

Who is owner of it sector? Which company is best focused? Who started it sector? How old are IT sector? Who is controling this company? Who is CEO of IT sector? Which brand is best for comp? What is symbol of IT sector? What is full name of IT? Does IT work in India?

madhusudhan1

works at

Infosys

The sales thing is true for many jobs, even in IT. Once you reach Senior Manager and above, you need to show revenue in most cases.

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whisperchamomile

currently not working

What is company

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