Winners and Losers !!
A close friend of mine passed me a message that he has got a new job in his home town. I congratulated him heartily and I considered him a lucky guy because it’s a rare opportunity for anybody to work at their native place. That’s a sort of dream come true. The he suddenly typed that he would be going to the US of A after working 3 months here. I was really happy to hear that. But, at some corner of my mind, I was thinking the other way – why was he so elated about leaving his home town and going to a foreign land. So, I shot the same question to him without hesitation. The obvious reply from him was “I didn’t get u!!” Then I elaborated the same – `You are working in your home town, Again you will be doing the same work in the USA, then what is the need for you to go there and work for them?’ This may sound eccentric to most people (including my friend). And on the lighter side - he didn’t respond till now! The reason for citing the above incident is to be misunderstood neither as depreciation of my friend’s character nor as a jealousy feeling of mine. The crux of the discussion has to be perceived.
Of course, if offered a chance to work in the US, my feeling wouldn’t have been much different from his. The obvious reason everybody gets enticed to that “US charm” is the $ bill. I agree with the statement that earning money is an important aspect of life. Also, when compared to our nation, US is ahead in many fields, say, like political power, affluence, trade or defense. They can be aptly called the at-present leaders in those departments. US of A has literally emerged as a nation that rules the Earth !! It delves itself into the internal affairs of almost every nation, without being invited. Needless to say, it is the American bureaucracy that is dictating terms in Iraq and Afghanistan. Thanks to their interest in saving people. The diplomacy they show in dealing international controversial issues – like our very own Kashmir issue – is awesome.
Leaving aside the pun in the above statements, the strategies played by US of A to push themselves forward in various directions is truly praiseworthy.
On the other hand, there are reasons and facts that work against USA. One simple example is enough to reveal how hypocritical their strategies are. Recently, we have been hearing a lot about outsourcing jobs to India and other countries where so called “cheap” labor is available. The latest advancement in this direction is setting up an R&D operation centre solely in countries like India. The caveat is not to get excited that we have done it. Here it goes… they will have their marketing office placed in the US, where only a few dozen guys are responsible for tapping the international markets. And most importantly, they call the US office as the headquarters of some XYZ Inc. Simply put; these Indian fellows would be working for a “US-based” company and are joyous of that very reason. The result is that we work loyally for our employer to repay their generous act of providing thousands of jobs to Indians (neglecting their own nationals). Of course, one may argue that the whole gamut of operations is to cut-down the costs. But, this is partially true and there are other objectives that lay obscure.
The first and foremost reason for such establishments is the objective to inject a sense of inferiority in the people of developing nations. Cool….I will handle it for u with my XYZ Inc. example. We are happy to work for the so called US-based firm as long as we earn decently. But, who is minting money on our labor? Feeling not at ease with the obvious answer, suppose, can we demand to be paid at least a three-fourth of what our American peer gets? The unanimous answer to this is a big NO. The reasons for that is insecurity and fear – fear of being sacked out or the fear of the organization itself being shifted to some other “cheaper” countries. There we are. “When you fear someone – you are half dead”. In this way the rich nations can always make us sell short to hold us in their claws. (To be continued,….)
Of course, if offered a chance to work in the US, my feeling wouldn’t have been much different from his. The obvious reason everybody gets enticed to that “US charm” is the $ bill. I agree with the statement that earning money is an important aspect of life. Also, when compared to our nation, US is ahead in many fields, say, like political power, affluence, trade or defense. They can be aptly called the at-present leaders in those departments. US of A has literally emerged as a nation that rules the Earth !! It delves itself into the internal affairs of almost every nation, without being invited. Needless to say, it is the American bureaucracy that is dictating terms in Iraq and Afghanistan. Thanks to their interest in saving people. The diplomacy they show in dealing international controversial issues – like our very own Kashmir issue – is awesome.
Leaving aside the pun in the above statements, the strategies played by US of A to push themselves forward in various directions is truly praiseworthy.
On the other hand, there are reasons and facts that work against USA. One simple example is enough to reveal how hypocritical their strategies are. Recently, we have been hearing a lot about outsourcing jobs to India and other countries where so called “cheap” labor is available. The latest advancement in this direction is setting up an R&D operation centre solely in countries like India. The caveat is not to get excited that we have done it. Here it goes… they will have their marketing office placed in the US, where only a few dozen guys are responsible for tapping the international markets. And most importantly, they call the US office as the headquarters of some XYZ Inc. Simply put; these Indian fellows would be working for a “US-based” company and are joyous of that very reason. The result is that we work loyally for our employer to repay their generous act of providing thousands of jobs to Indians (neglecting their own nationals). Of course, one may argue that the whole gamut of operations is to cut-down the costs. But, this is partially true and there are other objectives that lay obscure.
The first and foremost reason for such establishments is the objective to inject a sense of inferiority in the people of developing nations. Cool….I will handle it for u with my XYZ Inc. example. We are happy to work for the so called US-based firm as long as we earn decently. But, who is minting money on our labor? Feeling not at ease with the obvious answer, suppose, can we demand to be paid at least a three-fourth of what our American peer gets? The unanimous answer to this is a big NO. The reasons for that is insecurity and fear – fear of being sacked out or the fear of the organization itself being shifted to some other “cheaper” countries. There we are. “When you fear someone – you are half dead”. In this way the rich nations can always make us sell short to hold us in their claws. (To be continued,….)
posted by Kiran Kumar Palla at 2:49 AM
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