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Recruiting like crazy |
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Written by Harshad Oak
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Oct 28, 2004 at 01:51 PM |
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Comment by Noname on 2005-12-06 10:50:00
I started my career in Manufacturing Industry but few years back switched my field. Now I am a s/w engineer myself...and I dont worry about where will the Indian IT industry be say 5 or 10 years down the line.
As long as IT is booming, I am here.
If companies start layoff, I dont mind switching lanes to something else thats booming at that point of time. Maybe manufacturing again. As long as I have the skills to adjust in any career, who cares. |
Comment by Noname on 2005-12-09 07:27:07
Anybody working in IT, especially in India, can NOT refuse the sad state of "an IT employee" as explained by Harshad. Infact i have been in such environment myself, i always used to think, its not the fault of a single IT Company, but its a failure of bodies like NASSCOM / CII etc., The image of an Indian IT Employee is made to be like a SLAVE by these IT companies though designated as PROGRAM MANGERS etc., Its come to such a state that even when an indian IT employee travels abroad, the client expects the employee to work on a weekend, even without an intimation. Mind you, an european project colleague at the same time would be enjoying his weekend with his family. As mentioned by Harshad, the problem needs to be tackled more at an industry level rather an individual company..but then..somebody has to start somewhere and going by the current trend i am sure no Indian IT company would like to stop involuntarily the current exploitation of an IT employee that they are doing.
You go to a lift lobby of any huge building where an IT company is located at 12 in the midnight, you would find a lift boy there. You know why ? he is asked to stay late as the IT company located in that building is having employees working overnight and they need a boy to address any issues that they might face. So, the slogging an IT employee does effect just not his immediate family..but also the society at large.....and their lifestyles..cause more frustration across the strate of society..which might even cause increase in crime..in general....
If these so called IT Icons in the indian IT industry has any conscience for social responsibility which they boast of, then they should do something about this. |
Comment by Noname on 2005-12-08 01:23:32
Today Only few people in the big software outsourcing companies really do software while all the other have got adpated/trained to certain routine rather than developing.I hope Some ingenious inventions should come in future. |
Comment by Noname on 2005-12-14 05:02:17
I am not sure if anyone has experienced this but I would still write this because I feel it is related.
My job involves frequent travel for short or long durations. Though such a jet-set lifestyle might seem attractive, there are some effects in the long term -
Eating habits suffer.
Sleeping habits are lost.
Financially too, you might start spending more than what you would like to (especially if you are abroad).
apart from the obvious loss of family life and all that has been mentioned in this article.
But no one forced you to do it... You are here by CHOICE.
People who crib would find a reason to crib anywhere.
My only advise to young IT professionals is that like all things in life, this field too has good and bad sides. It is up to you to make the best of it. To expect a company to take care of you is asking for a little too much in today's world. Everyone in the company (sales persons, managers) is under their own pressures. It is because they convince customers that your company gets work and you get your salary.
But Life is not just career itself. If the youngsters joining IT today understand it and implement it (you might not be allowed to, but keep the fight alive), by the time they take charge of companies, they will treat people much better than they are getting treated today. The culture will shift slowly.
Keep feeding your brain with knowledge (can you name the trees you see on the road?).
Follow your hobbies and don't skip on vacations.
Love your family and friends.
Above all, everyone, take care of your health....sometimes it is irreversible (anybody who has had a tooth removed will agree with me)....Believe me, the money you earned will not bring it back. |
Comment by Noname on 2006-01-10 00:23:47
This article is just a simple truth. I would like to stress on one more point to the article and that is Job security. Almost all companies have zero percent job security, except for some well established organizations. Infact all companies should include one more point apart from "Customer Satisfaction" in their mission and that should be "Employee Satisfaction". I have seen very few compainies, having this in their website as one of their highlights. I bet rest all are exploiting Indians, just taking advantage of our economy. |
Comment by Noname on 2006-01-19 06:26:35
I totally agree with Harshad.. not only with this article of his.. but another ont too.. "IT Survivors - Staying Alive In A Software Job". No job is clerical or experimental, but the Peron is....!! |
Comment by Noname on 2006-01-24 11:03:41
I agree, the current scenario is that freshers are attracted to company name. There starts the big lie. They are trained in one tech and put in some legacy maintainence project. I should know, as I am working for 2 years. This company boasts of innovation but a mere change of tech request is immediately rejected.[B] I believe we do need IT union in India.[/B] |
Comment by Noname on 2006-02-09 23:21:20
Hi all, I truely agree with Harshad. I feel ppl in software firms done feel worthy enough for bein paid those hefty amounts. Thats the start of the guilt of every IT Professional.They want to give back the favour the comany is doing by payin them the unbelievable cheques.And those favours are returned by working day n night for the company. The day Indians realise that they are just being paid to work for the stipulated time and they are WORTH IT that day the exploitation would come to an end. |
Comment by Guest on 2006-03-05 22:39:12
I think IT is more of an fantasy industry luring young people for a very high salary at a very tender age.
i hardly see any IT person talking of any work except the Sal Package he or she is getting.
I think IT is just about making money very quickly without much of the work.
It is all about crazy and lazy people. |
Comment by 'Guest' on 2006-06-18 11:16:33
I 100% agree its a flesh trade kind off. Go to US and see the IT companies run by indians. They just treat us as bodies and still guys are crazy of going to US and live like guys in gulf countries - the labours.
Unfortunately most of so called BIG Indian companies do the same. |
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