Being Outsourced..!!

Well..i never knew what the word outsource meant until i became part of the industry..No i don't outsource anything,i work my asses off to outsource it finally to a third party.Outsourcing has been apparently a lucrative career where every who's and who can make it lest you are a total jerk.Irrespective to the other core IT companies(like microsoft,yahoo blah blah),these companies are not biased towards only the computer science grads,but welcome any grad which comes in their kitty.Kudos to these companies,more than 4-5 lakh youngsters in the country are part of these band-wagon and earn decently per month,raising the per capita income which has finally contributed generously towards the GDP(gross domestic product).No wonder why india economy has been progressing in incremental fashion,irrespective of what the trends are in western counterparts.Recently, the world bank came up with a statement that the Indian economy is speculated to grow at aggressive rate of 6-7%.These reports are highly motivating
and fuelling these thoughts was a lecture at TED india(which was held recently in Mysore,India) by the speaker Hans Rosling, medical researcher and data wizard,who speculated that the India economy if continued at the fashion it is growing now would surpass the economy of US by the year 2044.A sudden gush of adrenaline eh..!!..well that may be pretty true.We are on the way and may reach there soon.But the question is the country which has been known as the land of poor and impoverished,corrupt people would ever be able to handle the fact.And how would the western powers react after being dethroned from something,which they held for some centuries to a country of snake charmers?.Well the questions persists..
There are two perspective about Outsourcing.It depends on your frame of reference.The first view(or belief) has been described above and it generally a common view of the economists,laymen,prospective students of college(final year) who are desperately looking in for a job and for their parents who give this view points while talking to their kins.'No matter my son did not make it to IIT,he's landed up in a decent job and living a life of luxury',a statement which every IT professionals mum makes when quizzed by relatives and other Samaritans of the society.The word IT in the current context is synonymous with money,latest gadgets,babes
and more money.Probably, its the life every fun loving guy dreams of,a work which challenges his co called 'potential,talents and pays him accordingly'.Arguably,the best domain to hone your skills and prove what you are by your immense hard work.
But the reality is somewhat fuzzy and deviates a lot from the theoretical(or the 1st view) concept.I have been the part of the industry for more than a year .I still remember the pre-placement talks conducted by the company am working for now.The motivational speeches,intriguing round of interview making sure i was really buying their deals and offers,is still afresh in my memoirs.Though the company made me wait for a period of 8 months before making a call,the 23 days of training was indeed the best which i have seen in the company till now.The power-packed sessions about moulding yourself for a corporate career,etiquette's,ethics had set a bench mark deep within me.The fire which started with a fierce spark seems to have lost its momentum and is petty well on the path of being relinquished.My dreams and aspirations of making it big someday have become
subtle.
Unlike other associates(this is how we refer our colleagues),i made it to a project without spending much time on bench.Its been almost an year but the duration only made me estranged towards the industry.Rather than wishful thoughts;hostility,betrayal and uncompassionate feelings have infested my mind.The only positive thing the industry gave me an inspiration to write.Most of the days my 25-30 minutes walk back to my home from office is mixed with planning of vengeance from my supervisors and how to get better of them.Perhaps, the grossly paid executives find it easier to finish off their newspaper and pass on the stack of work to
the timid juniors who in order to show their pro activeness(foolishness) take up whatever comes their way.Ever since i got in a project in the revered company my thoughts have been vacillating between many alternate career choices.My ambitions ranged from Civil Services career to Management to entrepreneurship and finally to writing.I never stuck up to a future
plan for more than 2 months.However, one only thing remained common in the entire duration; my utter frustration and desperation to flee the company.I thought it was just my company which made me suffer but upon hearing a similar tale from a fiend working on
other software MNC,i realised how generic the issue was.Untouched my increments and promotions, people seem to be somehow plagued for doomsday.There's lot of discontent and aggression among the people working in IT sector,but they hardly make it appear.Any
incident (axing of employees) ever happens,people thank that it was not them and continue with their monotonous routine job.
I was surprised or rather startled to discover that i was being billed for some Rs 17000/- per day out of which just 600-700 bucks make it to my monthly payslip.This explains how billion dollar company comes in shape and how QoQ(quarter to quarter) profit comes by.The company calls its employees its assets but rename them as liabilities in troubled times.Is this what is a corporate ethics ?.I have had my share of woes and continue to suffer without any relief.The entire process it highly flawed and small issues are blown out of proportions as it is cascaded right from CEO to timid software engineers.Ya it creates a widespread employment and
generates revenues,but this trend does not seem to be far from where we brace ourselves to slavery again.Is a developed economy everything ? doesn't an individuals freedom,his pleasures matter ?.I know there's no point sitting back and escalating the issues as it comes back to you as a boomerang.Rather i have been making efforts to make my out of the menace, and bring a change to my already tormented life.A change for the good..!!