Ek baat batao, ye software kya he? Matlab hota kya he ye
software?
software?
Very logical question but how many time you have come
across this question and have you answered this question and succeeded to make
other person understand what is a software ?
across this question and have you answered this question and succeeded to make
other person understand what is a software ?
Once you answer above question next comes what software
does your company make?
does your company make?
Again a very logical and
layman question but I think this one is more easy then the first one, isn’t it?
layman question but I think this one is more easy then the first one, isn’t it?
Coming across non-IT friends, relatives, strangers
you will notice that the moment you say that you are an IT guy, they
have already made some assumptions about you which are some myths and some actuality. Some of
the common myths which I come across are:-
you will notice that the moment you say that you are an IT guy, they
have already made some assumptions about you which are some myths and some actuality. Some of
the common myths which I come across are:-
Myth #1: If you haven’t been onsite you are a loser.
Uncle:
Tum 3 saal se IT company mein kaam kar rahe ho na?
Me: Ji uncle.
Uncle:
Tum videsh nahi gaye?
Me: Nahi uncle project mein requirement nahi hai onsite ki
Uncle:
Lekin woh Mahesh ko toh maanna padegaa…. vo
chote sheher se hai….. aise hi kisi private
college se degree ki and then job me usne jamke mehnat ki aur use company ne USA bheja!
Mehnat ka fal use mila he.
Tum 3 saal se IT company mein kaam kar rahe ho na?
Me: Ji uncle.
Uncle:
Tum videsh nahi gaye?
Me: Nahi uncle project mein requirement nahi hai onsite ki
Uncle:
Lekin woh Mahesh ko toh maanna padegaa…. vo
chote sheher se hai….. aise hi kisi private
college se degree ki and then job me usne jamke mehnat ki aur use company ne USA bheja!
Mehnat ka fal use mila he.
Hmmm!! That’s the problem. People think about software
industry that the one who is smart and hard working are sent on site
while the loser ones are the people left behind in India. So,
the assumption is that if you haven’t been on site then you don’t work
hard nor you have any kind of sincerity and.…. bas abhi k liye itna kaafi he 🙂
industry that the one who is smart and hard working are sent on site
while the loser ones are the people left behind in India. So,
the assumption is that if you haven’t been on site then you don’t work
hard nor you have any kind of sincerity and.…. bas abhi k liye itna kaafi he 🙂
Myth #2: If you are not working under a big
IT name you are a loser.
IT name you are a loser.
Auntyji:
Beta kya kaam karte ho?
Beta kya kaam karte ho?
Me: Aunty
main Software company me kaam karta hoon?
main Software company me kaam karta hoon?
Auntyji
: Accha!! Beta, kaunsi company me?
: Accha!! Beta, kaunsi company me?
Me: Ji Aunty!! Main <company name> is company me kaam karta hoon.
Auntyji: Ye kaun si company he? Kabhi suna nahi? Kaha hai ye?
(Embarrassing
me and asking all this as if she knows all things about software companies)
(Embarrassing
me and asking all this as if she knows all things about software companies)
Me: Ji Aunty, Ye….
Auntyji: Tumko TCS/Wipro ya Infosys mein nahi mila kya? (In short: you are a dumb
ass)
After that I have to make efforts to tell them how I
actually work in a much niche technology. In case the opposite person is
technologically insane then I give him some product development ‘funda’
with my arrogance.
actually work in a much niche technology. In case the opposite person is
technologically insane then I give him some product development ‘funda’
with my arrogance.
Myth #3: If you are an IT guy then you can fix any computer, calculator
and may be clocks too.
Friend: Bhai, tu ek din ghar aaja, mere computer me kuch kharabi ho gayi he, tu dekh
le.
Me: Bhai,
usme me kya dekhunga?
usme me kya dekhunga?
Friend: Abey!! Tu to software company me kaam
karta he aur tu aise keh rha he, tujhe
karta he aur tu aise keh rha he, tujhe
nahin pta hoga to aur kise pta hoga?
Me: Bhai,
hardware related problem hogi to main kahan se dekhunga, I am not
hardware related problem hogi to main kahan se dekhunga, I am not
hardware expert…. Haan agar kuch settings related problem he to bta.
Friend: Yaar mujhe nahin pta tu kya bol
rha he…tu ek baar aaja.
rha he…tu ek baar aaja.
Well, actually I enjoy fixing things but most of the IT guys around must have
at least faced a situation where a friend asked him to fix his /her comp. The
task can be from installing a software (double click, next, next, finish)
to fixing a computer which gives electric shocks when its metal areas are
touched.
Myth #4: Working in IT, you have lots of money.
Once my parents went to a family friend’s house at evening tea and there
Auntyji: aur Bhabhiji, bête ne car le legi ho ab to?
Mom: arey bhabhiji!! Kahan abhi car lega wo…. Hum to soch rahe hein uski bike
bhijwa
de wahan… public transport se travel karne badi dikkatein he
de wahan… public transport se travel karne badi dikkatein he
Delhi/Noida me.
Auntyji: arey kya baat kar rahe ho aap. Aapka beta to Software company me kaam
karta he…
wo chahe to aapko car dila dey and aap usko uski purani bike bhejne
wo chahe to aapko car dila dey and aap usko uski purani bike bhejne
ki baat kar rahe ho.
Mom: Arey nahin, aisa nahin he…abhi to use job karte hue 2 saal hi hue hein…
Ab who is going to tell them ki bete ki apni salary me se
abhi bike khareedne ki aukat nahin he aur ye car ki baat kar rahe hein.
abhi bike khareedne ki aukat nahin he aur ye car ki baat kar rahe hein.
Myth #5: Software job means a job in comfort.
Non IT people: Arey!! Ye software company ka
job mast hota he re. Pure din Air Conditioned me bethe raho aaram se aur
computer pe chick chick karte raho (people sit nicely in front of computer
and just punch the keys)
job mast hota he re. Pure din Air Conditioned me bethe raho aaram se aur
computer pe chick chick karte raho (people sit nicely in front of computer
and just punch the keys)
Well I don’t completely disagree khaas tor se in summer season: D
Myth #6: You are working in Software company so
get married.
get married.
Old people: Arey ab to
badiya kama rha he computer ki naukri me…ab iski shaadi kar
do!!
Ek mahine ki salary akele insaan ka kharcha nahin
nikalta, do log kahan se khayenge? J
nikalta, do log kahan se khayenge? J
Myth #7: Your office is more like a factory
People from different field (PFDF)
PFDF: Kahan he tumhari factory?
Me: Factory???
PFDF: haan!! Factory, jahan tum
jaate ho software banane.
jaate ho software banane.
Me: Sector
59, Noida me.
59, Noida me.
PFDF: Accha!! Naveda me he, kitne
mazdoor he tumhari factory me?
mazdoor he tumhari factory me?
Me: honge
karib 1000-1200 k aas pass
karib 1000-1200 k aas pass
PFDF: Arey!! Itne saare mazdoor tab
to bahut badi hogi tumahri factory.
to bahut badi hogi tumahri factory.
Me: haan!!
PFDF: Itne saare log lagein hein yo
ek software banane me?
ek software banane me?
Me: haan (jhooth
bolne me bhalai he nahin to samjhane me dimaag phat jayega)
bolne me bhalai he nahin to samjhane me dimaag phat jayega)
It looks weird to refer a software office as a factory
but logically dekha jaaye to thik bhi he and hum log hein to mazdoor hi bas
difference itna he ki we do mazdoori in air conditioned environment while other
mazdoor do it in natural environment.
but logically dekha jaaye to thik bhi he and hum log hein to mazdoor hi bas
difference itna he ki we do mazdoori in air conditioned environment while other
mazdoor do it in natural environment.
Myth #8: You know everybody in your office.
When you tell anybody that you work with XYZ Company, often you get a
reply “My son/daughter/relative Mr/Ms XXX also works in ABC. Do you
know him/her”? If you answer in the negative, they feel disappointed.
It is difficult to explain them that there are around
thousands of employees in my company, and I cannot know everybody in my
ODC, forget about knowing everybody in the company.
thousands of employees in my company, and I cannot know everybody in my
ODC, forget about knowing everybody in the company.
I hope most of you have come across these situations and many more such myths.
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PS: Software: Computer software, or
just software, is a collection of computer
programs and related data that provides
the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it. Software refers to
one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of the computer for
some reasons.
just software, is a collection of computer
programs and related data that provides
the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it. Software refers to
one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of the computer for
some reasons.
Kuch doubt he to yaar Wikipedia se pooch lo ya google kar
lo 🙂
lo 🙂
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