Usually this time in a man's life comes @ 30-40.
But for me and many youngsters like me, it has arrived sooner than expected.
After a year @ the job, the constant monotonous routine of everyday life becomes boring. Sometimes you just want to let go and fly away from this hectic life..
Most people percieve the Software industry to be a place to make quick bucks and get rich soon. Let me tell you from my personal opinion that it is not a realistic picture of things. Yes, there is money. But also it comes attached with a lot of sacrifies. Both personal and professional.
For the young kids out of college, they are lured by the grand picture and big pay cheques. But never once do they stop and think, IS this what they really want to do with their lives ?? Is this what they want to be ??
Many people i know after a year in the industry are already thinking and planning for a different career role. Many prefer a management role these days. But my take on this is , how can things be different there ? Management today looks & feels like the IT of yesterday. It will be the same people running the show there as well.
SO you gotta ask yourself, what is it that you want to really be in your life. what is it that you want to do and become ? Most people will not be aware of what they want to be right out of college. That is why you have to learn and become aware in your job as to your next plans. i.e. Also the same reason that most people quit their 1st job after 1-2 years. That is because they have decided on their plans.
I dont want to preach and sound moronic, but "the grass i always greener on the other side". So you must make your own choices, take & stand by your decisions . You must not let others influence your decisions, but can always take them into consideration.
Our state of affairs have become a 12-hour work life , 2 hour travelling , 6 hour sleep and remaining to attend to your daily routines. No time for personalizing at all. Where do you find time to pursue your ambitions, learning new things, innovate etc..
For people like me, i would pay anything to spend another year in college with the Entire Gang, doing nothing, sleeping in class and just vetti talking. Sounds like fun all over again..
More on this topic in my next post......
-- Sudar.
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mr.paapa,
Management is too huge a sphere in comparison with IT.. Its as gigantic and as mammoth it can get that we would end our lifetimes discovering it.. Its like comparing mechanical engineering(one that has existed centuries together) and computer science engineering(one that has existed just a few centuries).. and hence the logic with which you are saying management would just be the same as IT is flawed.. Agreed-anywhere there are humans,there are bound to be politics,exploitation,partiality,et al.. The solution to this lies in starting up on ur own.. That is the only thing that will never restraint or curb your freedom of thought which could turn out to be an innovation which in turn can be put into action to derive results and the entire pie is yours.. You neednt be worried abt some Hari Sadoo whoz going to eat it up fully and leave you with the spill overs.. And a management job isnt an IT job at all.. Your or my manager here(in an IT job) is not the prototype manager.. They do dumb jobs which +2 kids cud do hands down.. All entrepreneurs like Ambani,Gates,Larry Ellisson,the google kids have all been ofcourse great managers of ppl,resources,time and ofcourse the opportunities or the half-opportunities that have come along their way to make big money,name,fame,et al.. And ofcourse most of them have been drop outs and started up on their own! So,whether you do a BE/BCA/BSc/Diploma/MBA, ultimately u got to start up on ur own to make a mark !! That pretty much sums up the game..
Annamalai.
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