When work is hell

A 19-year-old flight attendant, angry at his job, was arrested in Minneapolis for setting a fire in an aeroplane bathroom. It might seem a bit extreme, but how many of us haven’t felt like choking our bosses at some point? Or felt that urge to throw in your resignation letter and go for a vacation (which, consequently you won’t be able to afford).

Just Google “I hate my job” and the search throws up 62,40,000 matches. A BBC survey of the top 10 most hated professions throws up surprising results.

If you thought the most hated profession would be that of a Proctologist – its not. Number One on the list was being a traffic warden.

Flapping your arms the entire day must be tough. Also on the list were politicians (I though we hated their profession, not them) and Reality TV show contestants – you’d hate it too if you were stuck in a house full of people like the cast of Big Boss.

What’s wrong with work? So what is it about a job, that makes people hate it even if it seems like a dream come true to those on the outside? Sanya, who works with a news channel says, “News readers have to sit glued to their seats an hour before the show starts. And as soon as the bulletin ends, everyone rushes to the bathroom.

I have to wait in a long line even to take a leak.” For others, work only gets worse with time and even making truckloads of money is not ample compensation.

Raj, who recently resigned from the post of a Sales Process Manager with a multinational company, says, “In this sales figure driven world, the individual and his or her demands are completely ignored.” Prateek, an engineer, says, “Hectic work schedules leave no time for a personal life.

I also hate the fact that I’m stuck in a cubicle instead of doing field jobs that I love.” For Rakesh Jha, an IT person, his is the worst job in the world.

“All you get is complaints – this doesn’t work, that doesn’t work. My whole day is marked with cribbing, frustrated people.

” Sounds familiar? But, no matter what the grouch, the sad truth is, we’re all heading to work tomorrow.

Source:Yahoo!

Tier 1 Indian cites to lose IT jobs to tier 2 cities

Kochi, May 29 (IANS) In five years, 1.7 million jobs in Information Technology (IT) sector in India will move out of tier 1 cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad, to tier 2 cities, Siddhartha Bhattacharya, Infopark’s chief executive officer, said here.

Bhattacharya was speaking Wednesday at a discussion organised by The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), a global not-for-profit organisation promoting entrepreneurship. Infopark at Kochi is a state government-owned IT Park.

It is the better quality of life and lower operating cost that are attracting the IT companies to these cities, he said quoting research reports.

He said among the upcoming IT destinations, Kochi has many inherent advantages.

‘The data transmission cost from Kochi is low. Seventy-five percent of the country’s data traffic goes out from Kochi. VSNL has a 15 gigabyte gateway here. The electricity and water tariffs are one of the lowest among all the states. Compared to Bangalore, house rent is low in Kochi. The attrition rates in IT companies are below 10 percent.’

At present around 40 companies in the Infopark employ around 7,000 people. ‘In next four years we expect the number of companies to go up seven to eight times.’

He said that Kerala has the highest density of IT and science professionals. ‘The state’s infrastructure is pretty strong, especially in telecommunication sector,’ he added.

Infopark is in the process of coming out with a dedicated incubator to help start up companies. ‘This is an early life support system for start ups. We will help them with issues like government clearance, finance and also help them expand,’ he added.

Source: Yahoo!