Yay for Infoscions! Now they can wear lungi to office

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^^ I think it is a good move, and Vishal Sikka is trying his best to transform Infy from a services based company to a product based. There are a lot of critics out there that do not agree with his strategy, only time will tell if he will be able to make the transformation.
 
The problem is not the dress code. dress code is only a part of the problem. They have to change the mentality of the HR and the managers to engage with the employees. The policy makers should stop thinking that they own the employees. but this measure is in the right way.
 
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^^ it is indeed a good move. wearing lungis will promote openness, which is conducive to creativity and great relationship among employees.

i waste too much time in ironing my trousers and polishing shoes. great respite for infoscions.
 
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Bangalore has a strong cycling culture.

Is coming to office like this allowed?
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booo said:
The problem is not the dress code. dress code is only a part of the problem. They have to change the mentality of the HR and the managers to engage with the employees. The policy makers should stop thinking that they own the employees. but this measure is in the right way.
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You are right, but this is at least a good start to change the culture.
 
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Lord Nemesis said:
You are right, but this is at least a good start to change the culture.
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Dress code is one of the first things I ask the HR before joining any company. I wear graphic tees everyday.
I never understood whats the point of dress code when the employee is not going to face any customer. If and when they do, they themselves understand how to dress formally.
The company I work currently does not have any dress code but like all companies there are guidelines what is acceptable and what is not. And that for both male and female employees. I think that is must.
 
booo said:
The problem is not the dress code. dress code is only a part of the problem. They have to change the mentality of the HR and the managers to engage with the employees. The policy makers should stop thinking that they own the employees. but this measure is in the right way.
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Agreed sir, but he has got to start somewhere, and credit to him for at-least trying. I think they are still better off compared to the likes of Wipro, where it is mandatory clock X number of hours per day.

Lord Nemesis said:
You are right, but this is at least a good start to change the culture.
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Concur sire.
 
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Jasku said:
Agreed sir, but he has got to start somewhere, and credit to him for at-least trying. I think they are still better off compared to the likes of Wipro, where it is mandatory clock X number of hours per day.
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Isn't (or rather wasn't) that mandatory in Infy too? They have been sending me notice for 1.5k in salary. The reason being I clocked in 2 hr less for the month I worked there.
 
Jasku said:
There are a lot of critics out there that do not agree with his strategy, only time will tell if he will be able to make the transformation.
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Personally, I would like to ask them to explain how a tie or shoes improve the productivity of the employee or the quality of the end product. The most practical reason neck-ties were ever used for was by mine workers who used them to wipe their sweat while working in the mines. Do they serve any purpose for a programmer?
 
Lord Nemesis said:
Personally, I would like to ask them to explain how a tie or shoes improve the productivity of the employee or the quality of the end product. The most practical reason neck-ties were ever used for was by mine workers who used them to wipe their sweat while working in the mines. Do they serve any purpose for a programmer?
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The 'strategy' I was referring to was that of shifting from a services based to product based organization. But, I do agree with you and others that if the office is not a client facing facility, the dress code should be relaxed, in fact not only the dress code even the work culture and atmosphere should promote productivity, ownership and creativity.

Unfortunately, the above mentioned traits are kind of against Indian mentality and we are to blame for and we should make a conscious effort to overcome the hurdle.
 
sharktale1212 said:
Isn't (or rather wasn't) that mandatory in Infy too? They have been sending me notice for 1.5k in salary. The reason being I clocked in 2 hr less for the month I worked there.
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Sadly a culture started by service companies (ODCs) and followed by everyone.
Its like programming is a measurable job.... idiots...
I too dont like that rule of 40hours to be clocked..... As if that was not enough companies install apps like sapience which tracks minute by minute what you did on your PC and how long were your breaks...
I have seen ppl struggling with a simple issue for days which could have normally been done in hours... but managers are more bothered about
1) the issue getting done...
2) Time logged in office.
But ppl have learnt how to deal with such issues... I wont discuss that here....
 
onlyravi said:
Sadly a culture started by service companies (ODCs) and followed by everyone.
Its like programming is a measurable job.... idiots...
I too dont like that rule of 40hours to be clocked..... As if that was not enough companies install apps like sapience which tracks minute by minute what you did on your PC and how long were your breaks...
I have seen ppl struggling with a simple issue for days which could have normally been done in hours... but managers are more bothered about
1) the issue getting done...
2) Time logged in office.
But ppl have learnt how to deal with such issues... I wont discuss that here....
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Ask me about Sapeince, sucks big time.
 
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As if that was not enough companies install apps like sapience which tracks minute by minute what you did on your PC and how long were your breaks...
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Are they really installing such software? :banghead:
AMG said:
Bangalore has a strong cycling culture.

Is coming to office like this allowed?
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Many people in my office come like this. but since they will be sweaty and all, they directly go to the showers and change to normal clothes.
 
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Are they really installing such software? :banghead:
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Many companies do have some monitoring and remote management software installed on company issued machines (laptops and desktops). It is not something limited to services sector. People just don't get to know it till they do something really stupid.

At my workplace, few months back, a employee was fired after it was found that he downloaded a movie off torrents on his office laptop and a major Hollywood studio threatened to sue the company to the tune of $1 million. That triggered the IT dept to initiate a remote audit of all laptops and 3 more guys got fired for having installed pirated software (with cracks) on their laptops.

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Oh yes, many do.

and I would never work for a company which does. never ever.
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You would not find many companies that don't. Most of the big product and services companies monitor office equipment (laptops, tablets, phones etc.) wherever possible. As I said you just won't know that because not all companies use it all the time.

The only safe places would be startups which cannot afford such stuff and they will will start once they grow larger. It has somehow a become a necessity in countries like India where people just can't be trusted to not abuse any freedom imparted by the companies considering that illicit actions from employees can result heavy penalties for the companies.

I don't like it myself, but after seeing how employees abuse overly liberal policies, I do think that a line has to be drawn somewhere.
 
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