*This blog entry is specifically targeted for people in IT.
Do you like what you do? How often do you do things that you do not like but still do because everyone else is doing that?
Working in a global company gives an advantage of knowing fellow peers working elsewhere in world. Different parts of the world have different working style and cultures.
Look at Japan, people are hard working or rather workaholics – they come early and go late. They have high quality standards. They have long working hours and they have unsaid rules like no one leaves until the boss leaves. But they still manage to get time to go to pubs every night. They like pub hopping, and they still manage to come to office next day by 8 am. Surprising! I wonder when they sleep.
In Europe, people come early and leave early. Friday is usually half day because no one is in office after 4PM. The beer party starts at 4 pm on Friday and continues till Saturday night. (It may sound like an exaggeration but is still true).
In US, people are more professional come early, go early and the time that is spent in office is highly productive.
In all the above three cultures one thing is in common – They find time for themselves; do things they like and have heart to follow their passion.
Now you must be wondering what point I want to make. There is a Scott Adam’s Dilbert Law – After every salary raise you will have lesser money in your bank account. All my friends agree with that. What do we do with our money?
Now let’s talk about us – Indians. How often do we follow our heart? Do we have passion for something? Who are our role models? How do we contribute to the society? Do we define new paths and set example for others to follow by setting new trends?
I think we seriously miss doing something passionately for ourselves. And this is from the beginning. As a child you do things which your parents want you to do. Most of the time what we do is based on what will impress others, but not on what we like. What we do is more decided based on the circle of friends, the company we are in, the money we earn. We always try to make a statement but in doing so we miss doing things that are close to our heart.
