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in India if you work for a bigger company you have a good chance of getting a better spouse. in first 2-3 years they aspire to buy car, home and a get married.

in India if you work for a bigger company you have a good chance of getting a better spouse. in first 2-3 years they aspire to buy car, home and a get married. most employees who leave us dont join startups they join MNC's, these guys feel proud that they are on bench or just need to work for couple of hours a day and can spend more hours in coffee shops.

braindead_in 15y ago
This was something that I ran into when when looking for people for my first venture. People aspire for brand names and with brand name comes the status. In a way it's amusing when people say that "I can't join your startup because I'm planning to get married in a year or two". Once one guy turned down my offer because his sister marriage was on the cards and it would have reflected poorly on his family. It happens.
- vijaydev 15y ago
  Society definitely plays a role. Working in "some little, unknown company" (a startup) is hard to explain to people with little or no knowledge of what we do. Being an entrepreneur is worse: you are considered "insane" if you quit a well paying job to start a company.
revorad 15y ago
Big company for a better spouse? Really? Are people looking for six sigma certification?
- Garbage 15y ago
  Its a fact here in India indeed. At least for now.
- artagnon 15y ago
  Something like that. A passport with a US Visa, a large bank balance, and a secure job ;)
- abhishekpathak 15y ago
  India still remains a developing country with people having deep financial insecurities-this is inevitable. Even more interesting is the fact that a majority of us study engineering because it provides the assurance of getting a decent-to-well-paying job.You would not find people joining ivy league colleges here to study roman history-that profile does not have financial,and consequently social,security. Till the time comes when Indians can choose what they want to do without monetary overheads,the work culture at such companies will continue-its nothing but survival instinct.
- senthilnayagam 15y ago
  a junior developer said in exit interview, he wanted to work for a CMM Level 5 company. instead of becoming a engine these guys become a cog

braindead_in 15y ago

This was something that I ran into when when looking for people for my first venture. People aspire for brand names and with brand name comes the status. In a way it's amusing when people say that "I can't join your startup because I'm planning to get married in a year or two". Once one guy turned down my offer because his sister marriage was on the cards and it would have reflected poorly on his family. It happens.

vijaydev 15y ago
Society definitely plays a role. Working in "some little, unknown company" (a startup) is hard to explain to people with little or no knowledge of what we do. Being an entrepreneur is worse: you are considered "insane" if you quit a well paying job to start a company.

revorad 15y ago

Big company for a better spouse? Really? Are people looking for six sigma certification?

Garbage 15y ago
Its a fact here in India indeed. At least for now.
artagnon 15y ago
Something like that. A passport with a US Visa, a large bank balance, and a secure job ;)
abhishekpathak 15y ago
India still remains a developing country with people having deep financial insecurities-this is inevitable. Even more interesting is the fact that a majority of us study engineering because it provides the assurance of getting a decent-to-well-paying job.You would not find people joining ivy league colleges here to study roman history-that profile does not have financial,and consequently social,security. Till the time comes when Indians can choose what they want to do without monetary overheads,the work culture at such companies will continue-its nothing but survival instinct.
senthilnayagam 15y ago
a junior developer said in exit interview, he wanted to work for a CMM Level 5 company. instead of becoming a engine these guys become a cog