Hi,
Its good to go back & visit the post created by u. I wish to thank everyone for suggestion. But if ppl who are following this thread will observe that most of you have give the same suggestion is To Adjust.
But here I don't understand why do still we have this typical Indian mentality of keep on adjusting through out our life..
For eg. Even if we finish our work on time we have to sit back just coz others are doing so.
Even if boss is wrong, stl we dont dare to correct him.
Even we do not have basic infrastructure we will keep on adjusting without uttering a word.
What I mentioned here might hurt your ego but I, myself is proud Indian but few things we need to change.
If I to continue living the way I used to & that makes me spoiled brat.. I prefer it this way rather than keep on adjusting.
Kindly comment.
From India, Mumbai
2Its good to go back & visit the post created by u. I wish to thank everyone for suggestion. But if ppl who are following this thread will observe that most of you have give the same suggestion is To Adjust.
But here I don't understand why do still we have this typical Indian mentality of keep on adjusting through out our life..
For eg. Even if we finish our work on time we have to sit back just coz others are doing so.
Even if boss is wrong, stl we dont dare to correct him.
Even we do not have basic infrastructure we will keep on adjusting without uttering a word.
What I mentioned here might hurt your ego but I, myself is proud Indian but few things we need to change.
If I to continue living the way I used to & that makes me spoiled brat.. I prefer it this way rather than keep on adjusting.
Kindly comment.
From India, Mumbai
Dear Mr. hrinfoaccount,
This is not a case of patriotism. Why dont you only answer the questions that you have asked?
For example,
How many government employees have super interpersonal skills?
How many government employees grow within same organization? (for e.g SBI)
How many government employees have developed thinking on their own?
Now compare yourself with this employees, you will find that you are way too superiors than this guys because you work hard, you stay back to prove your worth, you adjust to make organization realize that you are with it in organization's growth, while doing this you also take promise from organization that you will get returns for what you have worked for the organization.
While you are in corporates there is nothing like Typical Indian Mentality. Everyone is treated same and that is the reason why you are also expected to stay back and finish off the work or pick up some extra load of work in order to attain the objective.
I'll give you our example (i.e HR Guys/Girls), you can float this question on the forum. How many on this forum working in HR Dept. get to leave the office exactly at 1830 or 1730 Hrs. The probability answer is 1%.
Why is that? Not because they have typical Indian Mentality, Neither it is that they have number of people from other dept. working with them.
Its because they understand the worth of their work and the importance it has in the organization.
In the same way, why dont we argue to the plants which are operating 24 Hrs a day? Technically we wont argue. Lets answer Why? Because it is our money generating equipment, if this machine stops your company technically will print less money.
In the same company expects us too to work after hours with some incentive linked to it though.
We need to understand this facts in order to answer your question.
And there is nothing patriotic about it.
If we feel that our boss is wrong, there are no bars or no policies saying that you are suppose to follow the orders without raising your voice. If you find that the thing that has been ordered my your boss/manager can be done in efficient way your opinion will always have a say.
So i think in compromising and adjusting to the environment is not at all ill effect.
Why do you think employer tries to have employees whose resumes say that they are flexible?????????
Think about it.
From India, Madurai
This is not a case of patriotism. Why dont you only answer the questions that you have asked?
For example,
How many government employees have super interpersonal skills?
How many government employees grow within same organization? (for e.g SBI)
How many government employees have developed thinking on their own?
Now compare yourself with this employees, you will find that you are way too superiors than this guys because you work hard, you stay back to prove your worth, you adjust to make organization realize that you are with it in organization's growth, while doing this you also take promise from organization that you will get returns for what you have worked for the organization.
While you are in corporates there is nothing like Typical Indian Mentality. Everyone is treated same and that is the reason why you are also expected to stay back and finish off the work or pick up some extra load of work in order to attain the objective.
I'll give you our example (i.e HR Guys/Girls), you can float this question on the forum. How many on this forum working in HR Dept. get to leave the office exactly at 1830 or 1730 Hrs. The probability answer is 1%.
Why is that? Not because they have typical Indian Mentality, Neither it is that they have number of people from other dept. working with them.
Its because they understand the worth of their work and the importance it has in the organization.
In the same way, why dont we argue to the plants which are operating 24 Hrs a day? Technically we wont argue. Lets answer Why? Because it is our money generating equipment, if this machine stops your company technically will print less money.
In the same company expects us too to work after hours with some incentive linked to it though.
We need to understand this facts in order to answer your question.
And there is nothing patriotic about it.
If we feel that our boss is wrong, there are no bars or no policies saying that you are suppose to follow the orders without raising your voice. If you find that the thing that has been ordered my your boss/manager can be done in efficient way your opinion will always have a say.
So i think in compromising and adjusting to the environment is not at all ill effect.
Why do you think employer tries to have employees whose resumes say that they are flexible?????????
Think about it.
From India, Madurai
Hi Anonymous,
To be honest, I've not read all the replies to your post, except those by Asha and Dave. However, what I do not understand is why you want to get an approval for any of the actions that you may want to take? Specially when you do not agree to almost 34 replies to your query?
If you do not wish to adjust, it is your way of life - live it and stop looking for approvals.
Regards,
Neeraj K. Singh
From India, Mumbai
To be honest, I've not read all the replies to your post, except those by Asha and Dave. However, what I do not understand is why you want to get an approval for any of the actions that you may want to take? Specially when you do not agree to almost 34 replies to your query?
If you do not wish to adjust, it is your way of life - live it and stop looking for approvals.
Regards,
Neeraj K. Singh
From India, Mumbai
I would definitely liek to thank you Zalak! That was a perfect way of putting it across.
Dear HR INFO Account,
This is not about being Westernised / Indian or whatever you call it.
Every company has its own standards irrespective of whether it is in India or overseas, and prefers you to work within those lines. In exceptional cases you do have the chance to voice your opinion and say why you cant adjust with whats been given.
It is not about adjusting and living with the least comforts. Its about how well you use the resources given to you.
And someone had mentioned that you are being a spoilt brat here.
now - mayeb they meant you were being so pampered and your parents never gave you the second available resource. Thats because you are special to them, and they dont expect anything back.
Whereas in the case of company - they only see it as an expense / investment :-)
From India, Madras
Dear HR INFO Account,
This is not about being Westernised / Indian or whatever you call it.
Every company has its own standards irrespective of whether it is in India or overseas, and prefers you to work within those lines. In exceptional cases you do have the chance to voice your opinion and say why you cant adjust with whats been given.
It is not about adjusting and living with the least comforts. Its about how well you use the resources given to you.
And someone had mentioned that you are being a spoilt brat here.
now - mayeb they meant you were being so pampered and your parents never gave you the second available resource. Thats because you are special to them, and they dont expect anything back.
Whereas in the case of company - they only see it as an expense / investment :-)
From India, Madras
Dear Hirin,
You are absolutely right.
You can read my previous posts,I agree on same.
I know you may be xpecting some broad minded answers but most of them are of the same thought process..But no worriz buddy, there still exists some people who agree on same to quite xtent of what you said..You can read my previous post..
All the best Hiren & its pleasure to answer on your query.
And buddy from no angle this question is wierd,so stop calling it wierd,its human..
Rashmi Bhalerao
From India, Mumbai
You are absolutely right.
You can read my previous posts,I agree on same.
I know you may be xpecting some broad minded answers but most of them are of the same thought process..But no worriz buddy, there still exists some people who agree on same to quite xtent of what you said..You can read my previous post..
All the best Hiren & its pleasure to answer on your query.
And buddy from no angle this question is wierd,so stop calling it wierd,its human..
Rashmi Bhalerao
From India, Mumbai
Dear HR Info Account,
I have followed the comments and your reaction to them with interest. As one born in India, and settled in the West, I would like to know a few things. When you did your post graduation, who paid all the expenses? Did you work while studying?
Here in the West, a number of children (even born to Indian parents) work part-time in evenings and/or weekends, from the age of 14, in order to be independent. No doubt we drop them and pick them up in our cars. Sometimes they travel by bus, not because parents cannot afford it. We have a friend, both husband and wife are medical consultants, whose daughter worked even when at the university.
As soon as they get a job, even in the same town, they like to be independent and move out. I wonder whether you still live with your parents! Even consultants and other rich travel only by economy class when going on holidays.
Now coming to work, here if work demands people work 12 hours per day, in the management cader, without extra pay. They work at home over wekends too. Even here, depending upon the company, people do not question the judgement of the boses. One only meeds to see the problems faced by banks and other large companies.
So, as I said before, either we stand the heat of the kitchen or get out of it, if we can't or allowed to have coolers.
Here is my pennies worth.
Best wishes
From United Kingdom
I have followed the comments and your reaction to them with interest. As one born in India, and settled in the West, I would like to know a few things. When you did your post graduation, who paid all the expenses? Did you work while studying?
Here in the West, a number of children (even born to Indian parents) work part-time in evenings and/or weekends, from the age of 14, in order to be independent. No doubt we drop them and pick them up in our cars. Sometimes they travel by bus, not because parents cannot afford it. We have a friend, both husband and wife are medical consultants, whose daughter worked even when at the university.
As soon as they get a job, even in the same town, they like to be independent and move out. I wonder whether you still live with your parents! Even consultants and other rich travel only by economy class when going on holidays.
Now coming to work, here if work demands people work 12 hours per day, in the management cader, without extra pay. They work at home over wekends too. Even here, depending upon the company, people do not question the judgement of the boses. One only meeds to see the problems faced by banks and other large companies.
So, as I said before, either we stand the heat of the kitchen or get out of it, if we can't or allowed to have coolers.
Here is my pennies worth.
Best wishes
From United Kingdom
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