Low caliber of managers at Cisco
Got fed up with the low caliber , politics and ineptitude of Indian managers at Cisco. Almost all of them were Indians and they all either knew each other or tried to outsmart each other. Nobody was strong technically. Moved to IBM , see the same story. What is it with these low quality Indian managers at these places. When I say managers I mean directors , vp , distinguished engineer the whole lot . How do these parasites thrive at such places.
But doesn't Juniper have this problem as well? (F5 is getting worse in this regard.)
Same low bar exists at Adobe.
Being an Indian, I would say, Indian managers suck up to their bosses big time. Indians should never be made managers cuz they dont know how to handle it barring a very very few. I had an offer with apple - every person interviewed me was Indian. And The second with Intel where there were 1 or 2 Indians. My manager is a white phd. I chose manager over TC. It has worked out well for me. Next time, if u interview with only Indians, just run!
If ur seeing this problem in all the companies and at all the levels then there is only one possibility - you are smoking something wrong! Try gardening 😀 I have worked with lots of folks from India and China and many of them are darn brilliant. Politics is everywhere - learn the skills to get what you want by influencing.
No , I am not. I have interned in the mid west , worked full time at Denver , never had a problem , moved to the Bay area and got stuck with inept Indian managers. Also I didn't say anything about China ?
It’s in your comment “Bay Area”, you will find vibrant thriving tech community here. You will probably meet many people smarter than you think you are, I am not trying to be mean but that’s the fact! And China was my subtle way of hinting you to be slightly more compassionate towards folks from different countries 😀
Say something new, this is so passé. Definitely need a class is in diversity. It is ok to meet different people who are smarter than you.
This may be passé but is true. I can voice my observations , if you don't like it don't read it.
I dont think the problem is with just Indian managers. Overall the bar in silicon valley is declining. And the fact that most high tech immigrants are Indians, you are going to see a lot more bad Indian managers. FYI I am Indian, and have worked with good as well as bad managers, some Indian and some not.
Politics and low bar for managers. It's not a surprise considering all these companies are only going down. Get a job at a FAAANG type company to have better chances.