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[quote=Anonymous]I work for an Indian company and, like any company, there are pros and cons.

As a US-born white male, it's been an interesting and educational cultural experience to be an ethnic minority at a company. There are some common American expressions that can get you in serious trouble with the Indians (e.g., saying that someone was "monkeying around" can be very offensive)

The people here (onshore) and the people back in India (offshore) have a culture that involves working long hours, and those who are onshore are frequently on the phone with offshore into the wee hours of the morning.

Indian companies tend to be fairly centralized and hierarchical, and things frequently have to get escalated fairly high to get approvals.

From a corporate perspective, because there are so many people in India competing for jobs, the corporate culture tends to be one of "you're lucky we're employing you," rather than one that really values employees, because in India they tend to be pretty fungible - especially at the lower levels.

Look carefully at the benefits. It your company is one that follows a model of having people here in the US and then going back to India, there are likely issues for the company's 401(k) plans.

Getting used to the accents takes a while, and since the names aren't natural for me, it's sometimes hard to keep track of who's who, even after dealing with it for a while.

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