eBhola said:
I think for guys who have an advanced degree from US or UK can be better in India ... but with guys like me who have no degree from US university .. might be better over here...
well I cannot generalise here .. but I speak with reference to my friend who went back. He was my classmate and came down to US in 90's. He went on to do masters and then Phd in electronics... Got himself into HP and was doing very well with a nice house. Well one day he decided to go back .. to Bangalore, India. He got a good job out there .. and is now making 70% of what he was making in US. So a very good pay...out there.
He seems to be happy there .. hmm his wife seems to be even more happier.. no household work.. no childcare problems .. drivers and servants all around ... Many parties and high life ... hmmm
But it all depends ... I do not like servants around in the house... and I do not like over crowded place .. I hate the pollution .. so I feel very good over here ....
exactly my sentiments ebhola...well put.
(not wanting to further hijack this discussion into india related topic )
.here is what i would like to add to the previous poster who quoted me.
people throw productivity word just like that, i am sure if you talk about high end computing and research india is just starting but make no mistake USA will be the leader and will continue to do so, but lets also realise that many of the innovations that happened are suited to western way of life for westerners, there will be a point in the not so distant future where companies have to innovate for asian markets for asian cuture and lanuage, way of thinking...etc etc because there is market out there that is willing to lap up products. you certainly need talent that is local and understand local nuances..and that is going to create a lot more pressure in the available talent pool.
while the indian streets maybe littered with traffic jams and pot holes,electicity issues some of the same MNCs that you work here have created campuses that are self sufficient and makes you wonder if its really india..so any researcher can do the same thing that he does here in india too......
a lot of changes happened in a decade...you are telling me it won't happen in our lifetime...i do not know about you but i sure expect to see a lot more in my lifetime. have you ever heard of the term leapfrogging technologies...(for example you can go wireless and satellite instead of laying telecom cables for communication)
that is exactly what is happening in india and china..they need not necessarily take the path of USA to develop.
you are assuming that i am saying that india will beat america. i am saying india needs to improve to certain level where it can retain a lot more people than it does now or create a reverse brain drain effect..and that will be a problem for USA because demographically USA, europe, japan and even china are growing old..and there is no quick fix to this problem. all of the above countries have to go after immigrants.
the reason for my post was in the context of retrogression and the effect it can have on people who are waiting. i do not mean it to be india is better than USA.
and i am not stretching the reality, but this poster is sure not understanding the change and pace at which its happening in asia. i would say he is oblivious to reality. again you have to look at jobs from the aspect of outsourcing too. if you are working on cancer research maybe USA is IT. but if you are java developer...USA may not necessarily be it.
