Corporate Employee, Use and Throw.

You start with five-figure salary, in some cases, six figures.

 

You are provided with free lunch vouchers.

 

 

You have subsidized canteen.

 

You get a cab to pick you up near your residence or in some cases from your residence.

 

You get Bonus, stock options.

 

You get free parties at company’s expense.

 

You get medical coverage, your Phone, Mobile Charges are reimbursed/subsidized.

 

You get ow interest housing advance.

 

You are provided with recreation facilities at your work place.

 

Even a Creche!

 

You stand to go abroad.

 

You can work from Home.

 

But,

 

Your working timings are not fixed.

 

Your lifestyle is determined by others.

 

You are on call  24 hours  a Day 365 days a Year.

 

You report to too many people.

 

You are an assembly line worker.

 

You have targets which have no rationale, which are determined only by the Profit the Project earns for the Company.

 

In the guise of Motivational lectures, you are not consulted about what you can and what must be done.

 

You agree to every thing because of only Money.

 

Targets are to be met, period.

 

You are as good as your last deadline.

 

You are kept in ‘bench’, in simple English the Company has no use for you for the present.

 

Neither the company nor you have any idea about your future.

 

You are rewarded, of course, when you deliver,

 

When you fail….

 

Unceremoniously kicked out.

 

No human sentiments even if some is dying.

 

No personal bonding, despite lectures and HRs.

 

Are you a sugarcane to be used fully and thrown out?

 

Are you a use and throw material?

 

PS. the writer was in Senior Management Positions in MNCs, knows what he is talking about.

 

I am pained at the sufferings of the Youngsters.

 

Pity is that they are no even aware they are selling their freedom.

 

Rate of Divorces and Suicides are high in IT.

 

Simple answer touted, ‘Stress’

 

Stressed by what?

 

Think and LIVE.