What do software engineers at Infosys, Wipro ,CTS or TCS do on a daily basis?

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Disclaimer:- Take it with a pinch of salt ;).

This is what some of us generally do-

  • Run to office. Usually late for morning calls. Swipe in our ID cards to enter ODC.
  • Attend client call. Most of us are anyways asleep for 99% of the time or have no clue what’s being discussed only to be waken up by our colleagues.
  • Call over, Breakfast/Caffeine time. Go to food court or a “chaai ki thadi(Tea stall)” to cool the refresh
  • Still feeling sleepy, head to the smoking zone for a quick puff on the way back to cubicle..
  • Back at cubicle, a cursory look at today’s tasks. Start coding(work). Discussion with team mates that usually gets diverted from work to gossip. Anything under the sun- GOT, Cat/Baby videos, Narendra Modi’s policies, Chota Bheem, Balika Vadhu, Euro cup, Cricket… but, other than work.
  • Browsing Fashion/e-commerce websites (even though it’s month end and no money left in bank account to buy anything except cup of tea. “Credit Card Zindabaad”), Facebook on client’s network.
  • Lunch time. Get in line to use microwave in the pantry or food court (the lucky ones who bring food from home or cook themselves). Queue up to buy meal tokens then again to receive food in your plate. Some head out to nearby restaurants with their friends/partner or the super lucky ones for their team lunch parties.
  • Enjoying with your gang. Scout for your crush. Cursory glances and smiles light up your day. On the way back, a customary stop at the smoking zone to puff on borrowed cigarettes. Cost cutting you see. 😉
  • Back at the cubicle- scrolling through mails, looking for any job failures. Failure reports are no less than a positive typhoid test. Makes one gloomy and sad.
  • A quick nap (may reach upto 2 hours, provided no one disturbs you).
  • Hunger Strikes Back. What to do? Answer- Caffeine Break. Filter Coffee + Samosa = Delight. For smokers- The Pilgrimage to smoking zone.
  • 4 P.M.- the time, shit gets real. Actual work starts only after this. You try to complete the whole day’s work in a couple of hours from now as you’ve not done anything the whole day. Guess what? you get to completing the task fanatically like a man possessed with a demon.
  • 5:30 P.M. Work Complete (as official working hours end. No matter task was actually done from your side or not). Now starts the biggest dilemma- What to write in the status mail? You know you’ve done nothing. Still have to submit the report at the end of the day.
  • Heading to gym/snooker/swimming pool in the campus. Perks of Infosys 😉
  • Head back to the cubicle to attend the status call. Call over, leave office.

PS:-

  1. Whether deadline is close or not, routine till 4PM is same. Moreover the reason people stay late when deadlines are near is because real work start only after 4 P.M, come what may! I wonder why companies don’t change official timings from 2P.M. – 7 P.M. ??? Work is done only in this time frame.
  2. This is not applicable to all. Some work seriously. For obvious reasons- Onsite or others who really love to code…..

There are members of another group – bench.

Their usual day is like-

  • Come to office by 10. Only to maintain minimum average working hours criteria.
  • Breakfast.
  • Stroll in and around the building/campus.
  • Gossip. Watch YouTube, scroll Facebook, e-commerce using proxy settings.
  • Look for training/projects.
  • Study for GRE/GMAT/CAT/GATE or the ultimate study group for PSU openings (Ultimate destination).

Or

  • Go back to room/dormitory and SLEEP.
  • Use company facilities like Gym, swimming, steam bath, squash, etc.
  • Drink Protein/banana shake.
  • Swipe out and head back to room.

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