India has emerged as one of the biggest Outsource destination for Off Shore companies(mainly based in UK and USA) in the last decade. BPOs, KPOs and economic boom that accompanied with the arrival of all the Offshore companies investing in Indian talent has changed economic demography of India. It has made both the parties very happy. Offshore companies have their margins of profit by employing Indians and paying them in Indian currency (which is peanuts compared to what they have to shell out in their countries) and India’s talented ocean of English speaking graduates, post graduates were very happy working in plush offices with incentive and perk decorated incomes. For some it meant no more struggle for few government jobs, or teaching jobs with whatever meager wages our government could offer for others it was a dream come true to work in European or American style offices and speak their languages.

The stress of grave-yard work culture is just beginning to show and ‘balloon’ is showing sign of bursting…but will it burst? The ‘lay off’ culture of these Off shore companies show little sympathy for the very talent they were keen on hiring. While these companies outsource their projects to Indian land,Indian’s are outsourcing their talents and hard work for these very companies. Before our resumes hit their bins we should pause and think about moving beyond ‘Indian clerk’ syndrome. Haven’t these companies made us just that…a sophisticated clerk who can do power presentations and handle customers? All these OffShore projects have deadlines and back office closure procedures,layoffs to do, we should think before they leave us all dead and in debt!

Source: MediaSyndicate