I happen to be an IT professional not by chance, was dreaming about this job thru out my college days. Do you know one silly article in a paper decided my career, totally changed my life, cast me away to some other culture and region... ok no more confusion. I'll make it simple. After completion of my plus 2 I wanted to be an engineer. Though the reason was not so clear to me why I wanted be an engineer. Somehow right from my childhood I feel that the most civilized people in the society are engineers. I wanted to be one of them and that made my goals clear. In my state to get an admission in engineering college we need to take up an entrance exam and get good rank. So I did, and got a very good rank and when I had to choose the college I was in confusion... I don’t know what kind of engineer is more civilized in the society.
I mean is it electrical engineer or electronic or mechanical or sth else??? Of all these I don’t know who will be the most respected and most paid as well... It was then I read an article in paper stating that "In the next 5 years of time there will be an estimated 20 lakhs professional required for software industry". I remember someone told that the world works with one theory, i.e. Demand and Supply. I felt there will lot of demand for software professionals. And so is the respect and salaries for them... At the instant I decided my future; I have taken IT in engineering as my specialization. And made myself a software professional.
Though I loved this job once, am not very satisfied with this (I don’t know I would ever... with any job). Here in this industry the pay will be attractive but not life. Your pay structure will not increase maximum 30% in any given year of your career. So people with high goals and aspirations have 2 options here, either they should change their goals and aspirations or to quit. The Life will be out of balance... with the stress you take each n every day. Sometimes I feel why the hell am I working like this for someone's well being for someone's business?? I find no answers except my need for money. They will give me say suppose 1 rs, they will extract 1000 rs worth work from me. If I get an appreciation from client or manager or lead or at least some of our colleagues, that’s enough for me to smile happily for some months. I'll have to act as if am loyal to the company, loyal to the manager and leads... In the name of work I should do all kinds of crap if customer wants... No manager treats me as a human; they treat me or call me as a resource... I can’t live life on my own terms. I can’t have time for myself... I have to spend half of my time i.e. almost 12 hours with work or work related... With all the frustration when I ask myself why did I choose this career?? I find two answers most respected and paid.... Funny isn't it?? Who cares for the respect when you have no time to spend for your own self?? And money is this really enough??
