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Google heart Infosys. Infosys heart employees.

Sidin Vadukut - Tuesday, September 30, 2008 2:53 PM

There has seldom been a sadder time to be friends with people in the banking and finance industries. Half of them sit at home jobless and the other half sit paranoid in the office while their retail consumers empty the cash boxes. Gone were the days when a new restaurant opening in Mumbai meant conning the nearest banker into paying for everyone's dinner, promising to pay him back and then forgetting all about it as the poor banker worked 11 weekends on the trot presumably selling complex derivatives to AIG or Lehman.

Which is why we are back to making friends with people in the Information Technology industry. While we do not completely understand economics, apparently a week rupee is good new for local IT factories and the geeks within. But even then we must be selective. Apparently Info-scions are the people to hob nob with. Why? Let me explain using Google...

A few days ago a reader of this blog alerted us to an interesting trend that emerged when using the search engine. The full story has already been chronicled at this blog but we'll tell you about it anyways.

 Search for each of the following phrases on Google:

  • tcs firing
  • wipro firing
  • satyam firing
  • infosys firing

The first three, as may be expected, throw up news results of the firms laying of employees and ranty blogs by people who work for them.

The last one, however, throws up a surprise:


 

 

 

 

 

Google, taken aback by your insinuation that Infosys actually fires people, quickly gathers itself together before suggesting to the contrary: Did you mean Infosys hiring? Try it for yourself.

This raises many questions: Does Google know something we don't? Is Infy immune to economic downturns maladies? Can you not be fired if Infosys hires you? Are there openings for tech bloggers at Infy?

The mind boggles.

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From Mridul Greenwold

September 30, 2008 6:03 PM
Damn these IT guys, last known IT crunch (read Y2K) and firms hired like crazy! Banking/Finance crunch and you lose out on nice food. And then Friends and acquaintances from Bank of America and Citicorp send you forwards mocking the US Finance mess, blissfully ignoring the fact that they are not far away.

From KP

September 30, 2008 7:18 PM
I like Infosys HR philosophy and feel that’s the way to go – a blend of capitalism with practical reality. It’s easy to fire employees when times are bad, doesn’t take any guts to do that. You need real leadership to say we will not fire. Infy does not fire employees, but through it’s policies ensures cost come down. That way there is no job loss, and families survive; though employees may no longer get goodies like free transportation / food / facilities or for that matter great salary increases or skyrocketing bonuses for top executives. Employees – hence families and society at large can live with these rather than facing a job loss leading to a huge disturbance at individual -> family -> society level.

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