I guess I would like to work for TATA

"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
08/26/2020 at 16:53 • Filed to: IVE HEARD THAT UPDATING LINKEDIN PROFILES EVERY SIX MONTHS IS THE RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO

Today I got an email regarding my, um, linkedin profile that I have not updated since... 2017?

I guess I like TATA? I know very little about them, except that they rescued Land Rover and Jaguar from the brink of death, and that worked! For some six years...

I’m sure it’s an interesting company, but I’m mostly unaware of exactly how much they do. Or what they’d like me to do.
I don’t know what enticed Executive Roshini about my profile, it must be my non-existent work experience. Or the fact that I once wrote a few articles in a car website.

Though, moving to either of those cities would be a strong nope cus of my college....

Plus, not sure I could afford an apartment and gas in either city with what I assume they would pay me as a trainee....

Ass uming this isn’t spam...

DISCUSSION (21)

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Spanfeller is a twat
08/26/2020 at 17:21

Not the same TATA, completely different division and in no way connected to JLR (unless they’re using them for consultants). TATA is a massive conglomerate.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Spanfeller is a twat
08/26/2020 at 17:24

I get all kinds of offers for entry-level positions. My 20+ years of experience is right there in my profile. I chalk it up to a crappy algorithm and ignore the kind invitations to apply.

Spanfeller is a twat > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
08/26/2020 at 17:24

Ah shit I forgot they’re a sprawling empire....

Seems like they do IT consulting...

Lol... I'm not gonna say I'm a bad programmer... But I'm not gonna say I'm a good one either.

camarov6rs > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
08/26/2020 at 17:28

Super huge. Owns car makers on one hand and produces the raw materials for making the aluminum that goes in them too

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Spanfeller is a twat
08/26/2020 at 17:34

Land Rover jelly bean engineering.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Spanfeller is a twat
08/26/2020 at 17:35

They also have a massive tea & coffee operation

WilliamsSW > Spanfeller is a twat
08/26/2020 at 17:37

Tata does about everything. And I think they pretty much are India. And vice versa.

Aremmes > Spanfeller is a twat
08/26/2020 at 17:37

They also have a sizable printing and publishing business, a fact I know because some of my college textbooks were Indian editions of the ones sold in the US and published by them.

I'll do anything for a laugh > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/26/2020 at 17:44

True, I saw their logo on a box of Tetley’s

Spanfeller is a twat > TheRealBicycleBuck
08/26/2020 at 17:49

POSITION: Intern
DOCTORATE NECESSARY
MINIMUM 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE
MUST SPEAK 5 LANGUAGES
MUST KNOW HOW TO SOLVE DIPLOMATIC ISSUES IN THE MIDDLE EAST
MUST KNOW HOW TO USE EXCEL AND DEFUSE A NUCLEAR BOMB

...

Salary: Just work experience, man. Don’t be greedy.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > I'll do anything for a laugh
08/26/2020 at 17:54

Eight O’clock Coffee is owned by them too

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Spanfeller is a twat
08/26/2020 at 17:54

Where do I sign up?!

wafflesnfalafel > Spanfeller is a twat
08/26/2020 at 17:59

they are huge, their TCS group does all our off shored work, (and we have outsourced a ton to them...

Spanfeller is a twat > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
08/26/2020 at 18:05

Sorry, an Ivy league college student with a 4.0 GPA took it because they want to write a post on Medium about working from the bottom....

Discerning > TheRealBicycleBuck
08/26/2020 at 18:12

I like the ones where they try to highlight something from my profile while completely ignoring the fact that I was doing that entry level work over 5 years ago.

Tapas > Spanfeller is a twat
08/26/2020 at 18:31

You should look at the Glassdoor for reviews from employees and former employees of TCS.

TCS is one of the many large I ndian tech labor arbitrage companies. You may have a lot of Indian colleagues and the work ethic and environment could be different from an American IT firm (more conservative).

Basically, they pay you a entry level salary to do IT stuff for other clients.

The clients say they want to accomplish x project. They give TCS a contract and bill them like $115 an hour for you and you to deliver on the project at their facility. You get paid maybe $35 an hour.

Spanfeller is a twat > Tapas
08/26/2020 at 19:07

Given one of their positions is in Guadalajara, I wouldn’t doubt it... Guadalajara has a large IT industry dedicated to outsourcing coding . As for work ethic... Mexico is the country with the highest working hours in the world... so I don’t think it would be much different. But I definitely don’t have the programming skills to work in an outsourcing firm.

longtimelurkingtdiguy > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/26/2020 at 19:56

I used to work in the CPG industry and was familiar with Tata Tea, but I didn't know it had any relation to the car company.

Stef Schrader > Spanfeller is a twat
08/27/2020 at 14:59

I’m torn on updating mine. On one hand, “Night Editor” is a cool and fun title! People love hiring away folks from other outlets, and it’s a title! On the other hand, it’s still part-time/freelance. I don’t want to scare anyone off from working with me while all the full-time junk is on hold, but then again, I put Editor of Black Flag on there while that was still a freelance role.

I guess there’s nothing to apply for anyway, so I can take my sweet time with it . FML.

Spanfeller is a twat > Stef Schrader
08/27/2020 at 15:06

So, is being freelance considered a demotion from a regular position?

I don’t know what HR in media companies looks like, but I think that you’re in a very sensible industry and maybe they don’t care much about formalities like whether a position is freelance or not .... But I wouldn’t know... it’s what I imagine as an outsider. Maybe some of your colleagues could guide you through what HR is most sensitive to and adjust your resume to it.

Something will come, Stef, you’re a professional. Just hang in there.

Stef Schrader > Spanfeller is a twat
08/27/2020 at 19:19

They kinda don’t, especially since it’s such a precarious industry lately. It’s as far from sensible as it gets. Everywhere’s shedding jobs.

Plus, some people prefer being freelance for whatever reason (I do not), so it kind of negates the “but it’s not a full-time job” part. Still, the people I know who were hired away from other outlets were all full-time. I really shot myself in the metaphorical dong and balls when I left to try freelancing. I should’ve just stayed on and started floating resumes around for something more stable.

I’ve been looking for a full-time job for two years and no one’s wanted to hire me . Now the job market’s worse. I don’t stand a chance.