Most Common Mistake Of A SoftwareEngineer

A man entered the Temple and said, "Hey dude, life sucks. It's been one year since I joined a software MNC from campus placement. Still no project. My life has been spoiled by Indian IT industry culture."

Suddenly from the back, a stern voice came, "Dude, it is not the employer's responsibility to make you employable."

The man replied, "So what are you talking about, dude? It's their responsibility to take care of me, my future."

God started laughing. The man became uncomfortable by that time. God didn't say anything. The man became vulnerable.

Suddenly, a screen appeared, and a slideshow began,

"Guess what...

A movie started. The hero of the movie was selected in the campus placement. He became so happy that he forgot he could have worked on skills. He was busy with Facebook, enjoying movies, and flirting. Then the joining came. He was the happiest person on earth, posting loads of pictures. The hero was smart, so he cracked the training easily through group studying and group paper writing :).

Life was moving like fun.

Then, after one year, he had no skills.

Then God replied, "You could have used the precious time to work with open sources, learn new technical skills, and work on soft skills, etc."

The man had no words. He got all his answers.

Your story may offer advice to freshers to join product-based IT software companies, perhaps in the SME segment. Since such companies are never in search of software projects, they don't keep any bench strength. Their task force is always committed to product implementations and timely deliveries. No one has any free time, and everyone gets busy from day one.

Adding BK Bhatia,

The story is independent of whether it is product-based or project-based. The main highlight is - "This is not the employer's responsibility to make you employable".

One has to develop a passion in their field. If you are in the IT field and want to advance, you have to upgrade yourself. I have seen many people criticizing companies for their lack of knowledge. For example, most programmers make excuses like not having good code writers, so how can we learn? It is generally said that others' code can provide insights not found in books.

To such individuals, one can easily say, the whole open-source system is waiting for their attention. For instance, Firefox Mozilla is open source. You can explore the best code in the world and learn as much as you can.

Mark Zuckerberg wrote the basic Facebook application in just 9 days because he learned a lot from open source.

In the end, good fortune smiles only on those whose hands are in hard work, not on those who only raise their soft hands in prayer and do nothing else.

The posting by NovieSoftwareEngineer is appreciated, with a refreshing short story.

It was just yesterday I was talking to one of the esteemed members of this elite group, wherein I was sharing my concern about the way folks of the Millennial Generation (those who are in college and schools today) are shaping their future. Their philosophy, "zindagi lite le lo yarro," doesn't comfort me, because the whole world is envying us, sitting on the largest, youngest population the world has ever seen. This means we really have a great opportunity to put our stamp of authority on the future. So, what are we doing?

I meet scores of young people, especially engineers in the fields of CSE/IT, and ask them about their future plans. It's quite shocking that they live in an absolute 'dream-world,' as they believe many companies will come for campus selections and they will secure jobs as if it is their right. When I ask them what sets them apart to succeed in campus interviews, their answers consist of everything except technical skills - CSE/IT students hardly learn how to write a line of code; all they do is Google and copy-paste. This is not a healthy scene. There are lakhs of them in many colleges, at least from my information in AP. This situation might be slightly better in TN or Karnataka, but I'm not sure about Kerala. Some choose the alternative route of going to the US for an MS, which is a good plan but expensive, especially when the rupee to dollar conversion rate is high. The cost of education in the US increases by at least 10% every year. The investment is substantial, and upon completing their MS degrees, they need to secure a job quickly, or they face challenges. Many of these young individuals end up being hired by companies for lower starting salaries, and valuable talent is wasted.

Closer to home, when these young engineers are eventually employed by large multinational companies, they undergo training in all aspects of software development, including coding, which is a rigorous process. While this training is valuable, these companies only train them to be employable. When they start working, they are burdened with routine tasks and have limited exposure to new technologies. They have little time to enhance their technical skills outside of work due to other social aspects taking precedence. This results in a significant waste of time and potential energy. The college administrators seem unconcerned; they focus on boasting a 100% placement record for their graduates, without considering the nature of the jobs offered. This reality is disappointing, but it is the truth.

The current scenario is alarming to me, and we need to address this issue promptly; otherwise, we risk missing the greatest opportunity of our lifetime to become a superpower.

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Nicely briefed story that tells a lot in just a few lines. Unfortunately, that is the truth about many software engineers who realize their mistakes as time passes.

May be journalistic language is used to convey, "this is a well-briefed story." It makes me feel a bit sore as whatever was shared is the "raw-bleeding truth," and not a fairy tale or a story by any stretch of the imagination. I've been visiting campuses since 1980, even before I got into IT in 1987, and have seen some good, bright people until about the year 2000.

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