Upfront, let me admit that an intense subconscious jealousy might be the reason for the contents of this post, but thats a big ‘might’. and before i start off, let me assure you that i have nothing against the people i write about, only sympathy at the way they are being used.. and it may not be a situation which applies to everyone in the industry… disclaimer over, post start…
A few days back, i read an article that a reputed software company is going to start a beauty salon, on its campus.. the reason being that since the employees start work early and end late,they may not have time to get a haircut or facial, and so the oh-so-concerned employer is taking care of it… sometime earlier, i had also read about how creches were the latest HR craze in the silicon towers..reason being that employees shouldnt be bothered about finding a safe parking place for their toddlers… i assume the forthcoming attractions would be a work station which will double up as a dorm at night, with facilities for brushing/shaving etc, entertainment facilities for the last generation of visiting parents, express mating services coz baby, who has the time for love and romance, mini sperm banks and artificial insemination procedures, so that the correct genetic ingredients can be used to make a perfect tech kid who might be able to start programming after uttering the cursory ‘papa’ and ‘mama’ utterances, and its formal introduction to them, and yes, before i really lose it, please, a toilet seat instead of the regular seat….
Welcome to the tech republic, founded on the toil of a million professionals who bravely walk that thin line between their retina and their monitor, and their fingers and the keyboard… who are led to believe that their work is making a difference to millions of users whose life has been made easier because of the billion applications/programs that are being churned out… who are worth so much, thanks to their ESOPs, that it would make every other kind of professional hide his face in shame, but who wouldnt have the time to enjoy it.. whose life, for me, is still an enigmatic code… er, before we got diverted, wasnt the whole process about improving lives? i guess,like every republic has its own set of martyrs, so too does the tech republic…
until next time < / post >
until next time < / post >
ah, to think that there’s a high probability i might end up in the same profession :'( .. some of the things you said are quite nice you know, like the day care thing .. though a beauty salon sounds quite outrageous. The whole thing about going well dressed to work vanish and leave behind shabby looking people setting off for work. Eeee!
read this link if you have the time. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050904/asp/look/story_5174626.asp more on the lines of what you have stated. only this one mentions a particualr organisation.
and did you do the ” < / post > ” deliberately or was that a faux pas? cos with respect to this post, it made absolute sense 🙂
prerona: woee, must be at least a millionaire by now?? 🙂
NHB: and most of them are so shattered that picking up pieces aint easy at all…
cynic: have actually written a post on that (not posted yet and not specifically on the parlour, but the idea..lol)
anjali: agree 🙁
Moonie: but is it worth it?
cc: i still dont agree on the creche.. its trying to rectify a situation gone bad and then saying the rectification is good…
parna: will definitely read.. aint a faux pas at all, ma’am. and the fun part is when i tried it without the spacing, it didnt work, so if you notice, thats why the additional spaces..:)