A Doctor or Engineer from South Indian families is a rule rather than exception, in spite of the fact that there are several prospective avenues to choose for the youngsters. At school level most of the children are at a cross road not able to decide which career to choose. Often children are lured by the career selected by their friends; without even bothering to introspect if they could fit in the line selected. In India people opt for career by chance and not by choice. Hence, lot of frustration and feeling of failure creeps in, many a times hoping from one job to the other, veering like a weather cork. Our Edn. system is to be blamed, where emphasis is not laid on basics or fundamentals in the subjects. Children now a days just mug up and reproduce without even using the logic and get 98% 99% marks. However, when the same students appear for the interview, they possess the degrees for the name sake and found unfit in the job market. Either they have possessed the degree through back channel or through cheating. Lastly, money is the biggest factor in influencing and selection of careers. People realize late in their middle age when they are squeezed of their energy. Monotony and boredom sets in when the dissatisfaction creeps in leading to adverse consequences. Here, one works like a machine lacking interest. People stop enjoying work and relentlessly strive to earn maximum money at the cost of health and peace of mind. Such people stop to live and are living dead bodies.
Re: Career Selection - A crucial decision in life.
by Vijayendra Vakil on Mar 12, 2012 12:19 PM
In India, if father wanted to be something in life but couldn’t. Then it become his son’s sin. And son has to wash it by becoming / achieving that.
A Doctor or Engineer from South Indian families is a rule rather than exception, in spite of the fact that there are several prospective avenues to choose for the youngsters. At school level most of the children are at a cross road not able to decide which career to choose. Often children are lured by the career selected by their friends; without even bothering to introspect if they could fit in the line selected. In India people opt for career by chance and not by choice. Hence, lot of frustration and feeling of failure creeps in, many a times hoping from one job to the other, veering like a weather cork. Our Edn. system is to be blamed, where emphasis is not laid on basics or fundamentals in the subjects. Children now a days just mug up and reproduce without even using the logic and get 98% 99% marks. However, when the same students appear for the interview, they possess the degrees for the name sake and found unfit in the job market. Either they have possessed the degree through back channel or through cheating. Lastly, money is the biggest factor in influencing and selection of careers. People realize late in their middle age when they are squeezed of their energy. Monotony and boredom sets in when the dissatisfaction creeps in leading to adverse consequences. Here, one works like a machine lacking interest. People stop enjoying work and relentlessly strive to earn maximum money at the cost of health and peace of mind. Such people stop to live and are living dead bodies.
Re: Career Selection - A crucial decision in life.
by ankesh on Mar 12, 2012 09:13 PM
Its atleast good ...unlike u like North indian,whose life ambition is to catch a mumbai train without ticket and work as a coolie,go back to native once in a year and produce kids till u die
A Doctor or Engineer from South Indian families is a rule rather than exception, in spite of the fact that there are several prospective avenues to choose for the youngsters. At school level most of the children are at a cross road not able to decide which career to choose. Often children are lured by the career selected by their friends; without even bothering to introspect if they could fit in the line selected. In India people opt for career by chance and not by choice. Hence, lot of frustration and feeling of failure creeps in, many a times hoping from one job to the other, veering like a weather cork. Our Edn. system is to be blamed, where emphasis is not laid on basics or fundamentals in the subjects. Children now a days just mug up and reproduce without even using the logic and get 98% 99% marks. However, when the same students appear for the interview, they possess the degrees for the name sake and found unfit in the job market. Either they have possessed the degree through back channel or through cheating. Lastly, money is the biggest factor in influencing and selection of careers. People realize late in their middle age when they are squeezed of their energy. Monotony and boredom sets in when the dissatisfaction creeps in leading to adverse consequences. Here, one works like a machine lacking interest. People stop enjoying work and relentlessly strive to earn maximum money at the cost of health and peace of mind. Such people stop to live and are living dead bodies.
