Pros
Relaxed atmosphere in office Friendly colleagues. Timesheet system when properly embedded into the business will allow you to take back any overtime as time off.
Cons
40 hour working week – 0830 to 1730 with 1 hour for lunch. Doesn’t reflect modern working patterns. 20 days annual leave is completely unacceptable. No option to purchase more. 3 days paid sick leave. Not that I plan to use months of sick leave, in the long term I’m not sure I can continue to work for a company that values me so little. No life assurance or healthcare policy. Statutory minimum pension that is only paid on ‘qualifying earnings’ – not even your full salary! Statutory minimum maternity, paternity, and adoption leave. Communication from Infosys is poor. One example – told we couldn’t roll forward holiday so people took their outstanding balances, then a few days before the period end we were told that they are changing the policy and we can roll forward holiday. Not good! Communication is worded as though it’s been written by a 4-year-old and I imagine is only appealing to a 4-year-old. Free parking isn’t a benefit when you’re in the outskirts of Birmingham. There is an option to work from home but it is not in the culture to do so. Management should push this. No social budgets. No tea and coffee making facilities (only free vending machines of questionable quality), no microwaves, no fridges. Expensive canteen. No space to hold meetings or take a call. Some rooms have been taken over by the Infosys leadership when they were supposed to be meeting rooms. Timesheet system is not user friendly. Suggestion box is ignored.