Walmart US Leadership Centralizes Control, Sidelining India Development Center Walmart US leadership has instructed its top executives (directors and above) to keep all project control in Bentonville and Dallas, rather than even in California. This has led to a hiring spree in Bentonville and Dallas, while the India Development Center (IDC) has been sidelined. Managers and directors at the IDC have been reduced to mere figureheads and people controllers, forced to toe the line of their US counterparts. This is detrimental to both managers and individual contributors (ICs). ICs are being assigned to different teams without any support or work-life balance. They are unable to solve any problem without asking for permission from their US counterparts, even for minor details. The US management has already begun to tighten its grip on the IDC, and the future looks bleak. Additionally, return-to-office requirements are becoming more stringent, and even working hours may be monitored. TLDR: The restructuring of Walmart's global operations is having a negative impact on the IDC, with managers and ICs alike being marginalized. The US management's increasing control over the IDC is creating a challenging work environment for employees, and the future of the center looks uncertain. #walmart @walmart #tech
The more important thing is: Are they getting rid of SK in the process?
Fully agree! Typical service based mentality!
Is this really true across all initiatives/projects? While work life balance is definitely a big challenge, but for some initiatives, the control and decision making is with IDC (atleast for now...) For walmart scale, Is this really going to change soon?
I can still see hiring in IDC for so many roles😅
The hiring at IDC will always be there but the control will be with Bentonville and Dallas folks for a bulk of the projects! Hence, the strategic hiring in BV and Dallas! IDC openings are for getting the grunt work done in most cases while the folks in BV and Dallas control the flow and make the important decisions. Think more in the terms of glorified contractors!
Yes, IDC is still hiring, but very few at important levels and many at entry levels. Whereas Bentoville/Dallas hiring is at important levels. As a director, I already see "loss of control" on multiple fronts.
What a meaningless post...
Its a US company. No wonder there
^^^ This
Glad I left Walmart then. Was thinking IDC is thriving due to Suresh CTo.
Surprised to see that you can access Walmart channel even after joining Uber. Btw how much hike did you get? And how is Uber doing given funding winter?
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