Word on the Street: No Jobs in California Due to Previous Batches

The story gets even more interesting with the prospect of landing in California at the end of my 6 months. Apparently, jobs aren't being offered in California because of a... lackadasical effort by previous U.S. batches that almost resulted in Infosys losing an important client. The rumored client happens to be Goldman Sachs. The previous batch felt like they were treated as less than employees by the company during their training in India, so as a result, they never attached any loyalty to the company, which resulted in a lazy effort on the parts of new employees specifically in the California locations. This of course is just a rumor, but I do have to admit that I am very suspicious of why jobs in California are so inaccessible.

Also, I have to agree that the HR department in India is pretty disorganized and the way they conduct their business shows that there is little order in what they do. The process of filling out forms during Orientation was painful at best and I frequently find myself having to verify my passport on a number of redundant situations.

Another thing that may impact our final U.S. postings is the stream we get (banking, energy, manufacturing, etc.). Some people have been assigned energy already and will be relocting to Hydrabad, India after training. The most likely place for energy is Houston, Texas and that may take precedence over our preferences. I don't want energy and I don't want Houston. But we don't get to choose... another thing I find suspicious. Why don't we get to choose what we do? No choices make disgruntled employees (especially the U.S. batch) and disgruntled employees is not a recipe for building loyalty towards a company.

U.S. posting update:
Seattle 30%
Other Location: 40%
Fremont: 10%
Boston: 10%
Chicago: 10%