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Heard big re-org coming to offshore the teams to india

I used to think that people who complained about all the Indians were racist. But the last six months have been ridiculous. Each wave of new hires is like 90% Indian in tech. There is something seriously wrong and dishonest with a company that hires like that. Managers pretend like they don’t see it. They get rid of the long timers- US citizens and replace them with Indians over here. It’s getting worse not better.

It's coming by 15th. Affects UHC/Optum Tech. They have already hired a large number of people in India and now laying off US employees.
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This deserves its own thread.

https://realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/commercial/us-bancorp-set-to-establish-major-global-capability-center-in-chennai/129645548

US Bancorp is set to establish its first global capability centre in India, leasing over 650,000 sq ft in Chennai. The banking giant is also exploring additional space in Bengaluru and Hyderabad, signaling a significant expansion of its offshore operations and a strategic move to insource technology and operational capabilities...

The facility is expected to house technology, analytics and back-office operations supporting the bank's global business...

Infosys has been chosen as the supplier to help establish Truist India, the future GCC, and Steve will be Head of GCC Transition & Execution.

A commenter alluded to it in a post: while we fussed over RTO rumors the bank is finalizing the details to hire 5000 FTEs in India. Remember this is a place that kept wages flat and laid off people ruthlessly for "operational efficiency" but has no problem committing to sending thousands of jobs out of the country.

All hardware development is in the works of being moved to India. Sites such as Tullahoma will be reduced to near minimum manning and all devices will be developed in India entirely.

The real number of layoffs in Jeff Simon's org just on 3/24 is roughly 600, not 400 as reported in other threads.

But don't worry, the India build out is full steam ahead. Shamelessly, they even got rid of people who went to India to help stand up the office.

Good luck to everyone.

Anyone following the scandal with the company called Delve? Apparently they were smart guys who used AI and India to provide compliance for companies. You’ll never guess but the Indians just made stuff up and issued fake SOC reports, allegedly. So smart that we are moving work to India.

Curious to see how team members in different locations feel about job security, leadership, future, layoffs, etcetera. India? Mexico? San Diego? Other locations?

https://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/it_firm_found_liable_intentional_discrimination_against_class_terminated_non_indian_1024.html

Getting sent to this company is the same as being terminated.

For those of you getting laid off, my thoughts and prayers are with you all. I am waiting for my time to come.

Are they sending out calendar items, or just contacting you out of the blue?

Also, it looks like India is getting hit...hard.

DTI is all the rage. No need for HC10 employees. It doesn’t take much make me wonder why we have so many BTC expats in the USA if we can just send everything straight to India.

No invites sent, nothing has happened in India

No layoffs

When are we expecting the event ? Will India have it's layoffs done by the time people in North America start Monday ?

Will it go on all week ?

this video is educational to understand work culture in India, eye opening - painful and sad while brutaully honest.

https://youtu.be/QYAjlDhwrD8

One of Shannon's direct reports going to India, coincidence ?

About 60 people from the IT were laid off and replaced by a company in India. leadership told the impacted people this week and will keep those impacted until July 1.

Bumping from anther string.
https://www.ambitionbox.com/reviews/nielsen-reviews

Over 8000 people in India and only 12 job openings

Are Opentext shrinking India ? If so, why

with this new myQ that is being generated and the hiring they're doing in India, could we see the design team being eliminated or reduced?

India is the most important region to OT, they are hiring and completely committed to India

No layoffs there

People are suggesting this date but would they pick the last week of quarter ?

If it's true, is it just India or everyone ?

Heard Director's, Managers and Senior Managers will be affected greatly. Specially management positions in India will be removed drastically.

QA, DevOps, Internal projects are going to be affected massively. In India, there will be heavy layoff at management level (VP, Director)

I’ve seen heard of layoffs in India on Monday, is that accurate ?

Could not find any evidence Nike bought another building in India.

In 2025, Optum India is significantly expanding its footprint and innovation capabilities, highlighted by a new 500,000-square-foot office in Chennai and the launch of its first innovation center in Gurugram.

In Legal Affairs this week, 11 people most of whom are in their 50’s and women with pensions. They are outsourcing their jobs to India and hiring a few of them to teach their jobs to and manage their Indian replacements. Of course if you are one of the ones they hire back, you will get a demotion to a lower job grade level.
Is this happening in other areas?

I have a job alert set up for network engineering positions. This week and last week they’ve posted 4 or 5 in India. None in the US. Are they offshoring engineering???

Aravind/ Blanchard’s org “flattened “‘even more.

Aravind is the one leading the effort to outsource to India- FYI

I previously shared a compensation comparison showing how much a company like Blackbaud could potentially save by offshoring engineering roles. The analysis was based on publicly available median software engineering salary data, comparing total compensation across regions and calculating how many times less expensive certain markets can be relative to the U.S.

When you run the numbers, the difference in median compensation is substantial, 3 to 6 time cheaper. Scaling that gap across multiple engineering roles makes the financial rationale behind offshoring clearer from a pure cost-structure standpoint. Anyone can verify this by checking compensation sources or using an AI tool to compare median SWE pay levels and compute the multiple. Give a prompt to ask for median salary for different engineering roles in GCC (Global Capability Center) in India

For some reason, my earlier post outlining this math was removed by moderation. I’m simply sharing publicly available data and a straightforward economic comparison to understand the business decision from a financial perspective.

Leaders are clueless. Everything is a priority as everyone needs to save themselves. No support from your supervisor. Only burnout remains with us. Layoff or rebadging dates are mystery.

Save yourself and find an opportunity outside. Otherwise you will also be thrown out as Shankar's photo from cafeteria. Don't get used in place where is absolute no clarity. Invest only on yourself

Just heard Shankar’s heading to India for a whole month. Honestly, how does a CEO even juggle a 13.5-hour time difference for that long? Is he even gonna be working at all?

British energy major Shell plc plans to expand its integrated gas and Global Capability Centre (GCC) operations in India, according to Mansi Tripathy, Senior Vice President (APAC Lubricants) and Country Chair, Shell India. The company aims to deepen its presence in India’s growing gas ecosystem as the country accelerates efforts to increase the share of natural gas in its energy mix from 6% to 15%. With rising energy demand, Indian firms are signing multiple LNG supply agreements globally, while the government continues to invest in LNG terminals and pipeline infrastructure to strengthen gas distribution nationwide.
Beyond gas, Shell views India as a strategic hub for its global capability centres. Nearly 70% of the company’s financial and IT operations and about 30–40% of its GCCs are already based in India, with three centres operating in Bengaluru and Chennai. In addition, Shell—recognized as the world’s largest supplier of finished lubricants—plans to expand its lubricants portfolio in India by integrating value-added services such as liquid maintenance, total fluid management (TFM), and predictive solutions. The company is also exploring new growth areas including battery storage fluids and animal vaccines, reinforcing its long-term commitment to the Indian market.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gbs-gcc-community_shell-to-expand-integrated-gas-gcc-presence-activity-7427994164207874048-mZbr

I'm a LL6 in a very tech-heavy area of Ford. Often times, I feel like there are cultural issues where India coworkers don't listen to anybody who isn't above them on a pay grade (i.e. a LL6 won't listen unless instructed by a LL5 or higher). They also feel like it's okay to get in your face and try to micromanage you even if they're not your boss, not to mention their accents are very difficult for the average American to understand. I've seen many conflicts between American and Indian colleagues on the same projects, likely stemming from differences in cultural norms on work collaboration.

Anybody else feel this way?