More working hours for techies (India)

[OhioChick]

25 Nov, 2008, 0926 hrs IST,TNN

BANGALORE: Technology firms are increasing working hours and monitoring the hours worked far more rigorously than ever before in a bid to squeeze
more out of employees in these difficult times.

Some are even going to the extent of checking the recess hour of their employees, to make sure that lunch sessions and coffee breaks do not cut into their per-day productivity.

TCS has recently increased the working hours by an hour a day to 9 hours. From January 1, 2009, Accenture India will do the same, becoming perhaps the first MNC company in India to move to longer working hours.

Wipro employees already put in 9.5 hours (8.30 am to 6pm) a day including a brief lunch break, while it's 9.15 hours in Infosys. But these weren't implemented stringently; until now.

“It's sort of mandatory for us now to put in 9.5 hours of work a day. Our HR seems to be monitoring it very closely these days and even a 15 minute shortage/delay is being noticed,” said a Wipro employee who got a reminder for short-swiping a few days ago.

Infosys Technologies head (HR) T V Mohandas Pai said the company has stringent measures to make sure employees put in the required 9.15 hours every day.

More: http://infotech.indiatimes.com/News/More_working_hours_for_techies/articleshow/3754130.cms

[Skittles]

1. they should monitor their work more than their hours

:mad:

[OhioChick]

2. No argument here.

Hell, I can't remember the last time I ONLY put in 9 hours a day. It's typically 60-80/week with no OT.

[Skittles]

4. yup

hey I just read abend instructions - "call us only if needed" - why the fuck else would I be calling them?

[OhioChick]

5. LOL...

Abend equals shit hit the fan. :rofl:

[Fed_Up_Grammy]

3. All those poor Tammys and Cheryls and Chucks and Todds

must be exhausted.