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IT Survivors - Staying Alive In A Software Job |
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Written by Harshad Oak
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Nov 03, 2005 at 12:21 PM |
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Comment by Noname on 2005-11-18 05:32:05
I have gone thru many of such harsh times. I used to go home by 6 am early morning, and be back by 12 noon. This has continued around for more than 6 months. Its like zero invention time. Most of the work that was done during night was scrapped and there was lot of rework. More over none of my managers agree on avoiding nightouts. I am surprised by the fact that they think its no wrong in nightout or working on weekends. I am literally fighting with my team to avoid nightouts or weekends. Its all about attitude, they think doing nightouts is great. They get pleasure doing nightouts, and the way they speak proudly on hardwork they do, I feel pity for them.
In Short people dont want to change, they enjoy working like slaves, I have been arguing about the problem with VP of company too, they dont seem to change. |
Comment by Noname on 2005-11-18 06:23:21
Well no advantage to post something like your frustration here.
Just give up your job and find better one. Read my Conclusion section of post "The problem lies in root of our culture."
See, only we can make them changed, they will not on their own. Same problem was there in US and Europe as well when they were not developed like us.
The more you bear, the more you will be given :) This is called rule of river that "When there is slope, flow will always be there" |
Comment by Noname on 2005-11-18 08:22:22
you have that job in the first place, maybe because your manager promised to get the work done in that short deadline....coz otherwise client had a cheaper russian coder who would do it for a loaf of bread.
do the job , take money go home and enjoy.. don't CRIB. if you realy have the spark, go create something....just stop cribbing.
For harshad, its just a matter of getting hits on his site..its perfectly ok.
For heavens sake don't cut paste these blogs and mail it around....people seem to get too carried away. They have to forward stuff every morning. i hate to get those FW: mails each day...and when i open it, its all some random rants of some frustrated soul..or a shrewd ass trying to maximze the web impressions of his advertisements on his blog site
-Hg |
Comment by Noname on 2005-11-18 10:42:13
I think after reading all this i am glad i work for IBM. Push back is not uncommon here. And the work environment rocks :-) Shivani |
Comment by Noname on 2005-11-19 00:45:07
Hrashad
your article proves again that indians have that inherent slave mentality in them. American economy |
Comment by Noname on 2005-11-19 03:17:41
http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2005/11/whos_in_control.html |
Comment by Noname on 2005-11-19 07:49:36
Software people are working so hard as they get more salary. People in other sectors will not do this example: cotton mill where it runs 24 hrs ,7day week. Working long hours and taking care of health and etc are personal wish of an individual. Whoever doesnot like the such job should have guts to find the one they love. If not there is no harm in continuing the present job which atleast gets they some thing instead of nothing. |
Comment by Noname on 2005-11-19 23:14:30
hi harshad, U talk about murthy. Do u think wat he is doing in his company is rt? I see most unhappy(interms of work and pay) people there. Where u build a company far out side the city and u build park,gym and all other things there. Which is just wat u say as "bachelor's" place. Where u spend money on building fountains and fancy building but not on people work there.
Any way it is a nice article which really makes a difference.. |
Comment by Noname on 2005-11-20 09:28:07
This is to us all:
I am not sure how many ppl voice their thots to their managers when asked to "stretch" for a critical project (which is almost every project). When I explained that the work cud be done better with task-level planning and better work allocation, I was asked to work as a part of the team and not stray away from team-work. "Do whatever it takes to be a part of the team!" .. even if it means to not have a life outside office.... "We are not a Govt office .. you simple cannot expect a 9-6 work day" ..... "Show your commitment to the company .. stay late" ....... pooooh! To the likes of such managers and developers, such "late-nights and week-ends" are the only measure of productivity. A person who can work smart and well and accomplish more in less time is seen more as a threat and a weirdo rather than as an example to be emulated. The result of persisting over-work and fatigue filled days is more re-work and inaccuracy in the deliverables. Why are we killing ourselves for this money? Not that we make pots of money! I bet anyone who is stuck in IT and in such projects is stuck cos there's nothing else we have been found capable to do and I bet 90% keep looking for ways to quit the damn hectic project/company or the industry that leaves us with little room for much else.
Hullo .... there's life beyond office ... free snacks and dinner don't compensate for a social life and relationships. Rather than missing out on the people in our lives, its high time we find ways to make money and still live a life.
To people who grew up ... slogging and ruining their health and building this unhealthy culture .... grow up and start thinking smart .... its about time the industry evolved in our country. Knowledge and IT are far .... even, unrelated terms ..... work is mediocre to say the least .. in most cases, monotonous ..... we are afterall, just white-collared service workers ...... breathing closed-circulation air (cos of the air-conditioning provided for the equipments) and learning to slowly forget the most important things in our lives.
The least the Govt can do is recognise us as workers and provide unions that try to protect our interests .... read health and social life.
:upset :sigh |
Comment by Noname on 2005-11-21 02:03:38
I don't understand the point when you say Murthy stand up and ask for the bigger IT company bosses to stand up and take note. Obviously you are not such a novice to expects that the bosses don't know whats going on in their offices. As for the biggies they are the ones who would have started the trend coz they are the old hats who defined the rules of the business and it 's nothing new to the Indian IT industry. Infact the only solution to this can be that the Employess themselves show some back bone and learn to say no. I am myself a part of the industry for a almost to year and have refused a number of times for sitting late hours for no reason, I know its dfficult to do so and certain people have faced bad consequences for the same(I haven't yet), but that's the only way out. There are many instances when the managers want the teams to sit late for no reason coz they have done the same in their times and expect that only people who sit late do good work, such pathetic thinking has resulted in the high attrition rates(other factors aso accounted for).
wishing the best for the industry and hope theres some light at this end --- Asif(aaasif.blog.com) |
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