Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Salary Disclosure for IT professionals!!!

I was discussing with Gaurav and Simmo yesterday about how people 'Gherao' you to enquire about your Salaries.
The Word is the 'PACKAGE'.
Beta kitna package hai???They ask so shamelessly without even bothering the courtsey that kisi se kisi ki salary (oops package) nahin poochna chahiye.
In IT industry you must have come across a lot of Uncles and Aunties (U don't even know them,thats the funny as well as annoying part) coming to your place or you going to their houses for XYZ reasons.
And the moment you tell that you are in IT,bang comes the comparison.
Mere XYZ bhai ki XYZ Beti ka Husband is earning 8 lac per month...Wats urs?
Uska to college bhi theek hi hai?Foren trips lagte hain har doosre mahine..

Ab aap yeh sab mujhe kyun bata rahe ho?
Kaun se Company...CSC?Infy mein nahin mili kya job(That was the funniest...)
And sometimes you get a call...abc company mein ladka/ladki is working.Uske baare mein pata karo...Koi to Rishta aaya hai.Saari Janam kundli...Comes the Mr Sherlock Homes Part..

IT sector boom has raised the expectations of millions of people.People are earning loadsa more than their previous generation.
But certain ettiquettes are required.No salary didclosure/asking on part of everybody.Why embarass us?Why should I tell my salary to every Aira Gaira,Nathu Khaira...
Gaurav,Simo and I come up with a list of answers to such a situation:
"Agar koi bole to bol do...'Jee Theek thaak hi milti hai'.
Gujara ho jata hai..Bas
Bas Bhagwaan ki kripa hai.
Aapki dua hai!
Simply Smile.
Counter Question: IT mein kahan salaries,aap batayiye suna hai...Bahut rise hua hai aapki field mein.
Unclejee mana kiya hua hai...

But I know,these can only help upto a certain extent.
Jab Uncles/Auntiyon ki inquisitiveness saatwein aasmaan ko chhu rahi ho...us time poori company ki balance sheet and P/L a/c ka pata cahl jayega...Mein bechara IT Professional kis khet ki mooli hoon!!!

1 Comments:

Blogger Simran Parmar said...

nice thought for you to key it down rajan!

waise fix your spellings for my name, either use a single or double 'm'... mera naam kharab mat kar :)

I wish you don't stay much longer in this profession, jahan bhi jaayega wahan tu isse bhi zyada payega so be better prepared :)

how's this for a genuine excuse:
"uncle (or aunty), jitni bhi milti hai saari lagg jaati hai....ab kya pharak padega ke 5 mile ya 10 "

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