If you like working with highly incompetent managers who will throw you under the bus any opportunity they get to make themselves look good to the clients or their higher-ups, then you may be fine. Long story short, I left a really good company where I was respected and successful for an opportunity that on paper, looked like the perfect promotion for my career. Now, the first couple of weeks were going well until we began the client-facing work. It became obvious that my manager didn’t really know much about the work that had to be done but would act like she did. On top of this, the client that we were working with was also really difficult and would freak out over the smallest things. Plus they would constantly tell us to change the way we would do our work. All this led to an extremely stressful work environment where you felt like you were walking on eggshells. Eventually, I decided that I had enough and resigned after 5 months. This was the first time in my young professional life that I felt that work was affecting my mental health. Fortunately, I have enough saved up and can afford to take some time off from work. If there’s one lesson that I can confidently share, its that sometimes, the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. Respect and stability > Money and Prestigious titles. #burnout #mentalhealth
Did you expect something different from Capgemini?
It's highly dependent on the team and the client tbh. But 90% what you said is true in the above companies.
LoL, welcome to IT world. This is the same situation for all Services companies, the flavor may change but it's the same hostile environment!
Consulting company.. where managers will do anything to appease the clients .. I once remember a client manager told me that a woman was coming back to work 2 months after pregnancy. I was shocked and only could imagine the kind of pressure she was going thro
That’s standard for US. And per federal law, those sleepless 2 months off (while your body recovers from a c-section, mastitis etc) don’t even have to be paid. I feel like there are kinder rules in the US for how long puppies must be taken care of by their mom before they can be separated for adoption
Agreed. US values pets more than kids
I am joining Capgemini ,making me worried now though I am joining at manager position
It definitely depends on the client + your team from what I’ve seen and heard. Unfortunately, I had bad instances of both. Hopefully it’ll be different for you
Don't worry we won't😄