Software Engineers spoiled the culture!

This is what I hear wherever I go!:

• You Software Engineers spoiled the culture!
• You Software Engineers hiked prices, increased the inflation!
• Because of you guys, the real estate prices gone up!
• Because of you guys, all the prices are going skyrockets!
• And because of you guys, it is not raining nowdays! (Somebody told this too!)

I am just shy to say that I am also a Software Engineer.. Whenever somebody asks what profession I am into, I simply say I do designing and coding work for a specific future of a product module.. that may work or may not work.. and whatever the case it is, I am paid for that.. (totally giving a confused answer to that guy)… so, that the guy gives up his question. (but I am very careful in not using the word ‘software’ in my answer :) )

Whom do you think has spoiled the culture?

Nowadays, boy friend, girl friend, dating & etc – all these jargons start from school level. But, they are controlled by the parents, teachers, and the school administration. But, still they are not convinced and awaiting for the chances. When you get any decent job (note: any job, not only the software jobs!) you stand a good chance to enjoy your life – especially when you are totally away from parents. It’s up to individual’s wish to be in control! If you run out of control, the mistake is yours, don’t blame software jobs. As years pass by any culture will be liberated – that’s a common truth. Just in case if there is no single software job in the country, you will still see the same culture lasting or even it is going worse! Because, it’s matter of time that changes the culture!

Remember, Gandhi was advising people in early 1940’s and people followed him. Now, do you remember how many followers were there in 1990’s, (before Software Jobs come in)? Now how many do you expect in 2008? The culture is being liberated in a proportional order with time!

In 1990’s you blamed cinema actors and models. Now it is the turn for software engineer.

Whom do you think has increased the price?

Software jobs pay multifold of what a common man can get from other jobs. So, because of this, the prices go up. True. But, do you want to stop it? Just hold on.

Some 10 to 20 years back, when Software Jobs were not there in India, still there were people who used to get multifold salaries – say Engineers, Doctors, Collector and etc. At that time, didn’t you see prices were going up? When our fathers were into none of these professions, did we go and blame others for their multifold salaries? No. So, why are you blaming us now?

When the junior generation is getting multifold salaries, growing like rockets, you need to be happy about it and try to join it, if possible.

See, we never thought that an Indian would become world’s No 1 rich. It happened. We never thought that lots of money will flow in India. It is happening now. You should be either working hard to compete with the growing generation, but not to be fighting with them or stopping them from growing.

I can tell you one strong comment from my observation. It’s very easy to win senior generations. Mean, it is very easy to break the records of your father; but, it is always tough to compete with junior generations;

Who knows, our juniors may be getting multifold of what we software engineers are getting now! That’s how it will grow for sure.