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A technician went on a tirade against American companies that outsource work to Indians.
He chastised Indian managers and brought them into the discussion.
A Reddit post that went viral has rekindled discussions about job expectations and outsourcing culture in the Indian software industry. In a tirade, a techie accused American clients of expecting Indians to perform at a global level for meagre pay. “To my American friends who outsource to India, please chill,” the techie titled his now-viral post. The post was a sincere appeal for compassion from those who profit from India’s thriving IT sector but often overlook the people who work behind it.
“Hey folks, if you’re outsourcing work to India and feel like breathing down our necks every minute, take a breath. Please,” the techie’s long post begins. “Here’s the ground reality: The average new IT grad here makes ₹7 LPA (~$8,000/year). Yet we’re expected to perform at Google-level output, on that salary. Time zones, endless meetings, last-minute deadlines… we’re dealing with it all too,” the post further read.
The techie went on to say that “realistic expectations and mutual respect matter” in the workplace. He also asked the US clients to form alliances rather than continue to put pressure on them.
“We’re not machines. We care about the work. But mutual respect and realistic expectations matter. Timelines are important for both sides. So instead of constant pressure, let’s build partnerships. We’re doing our best, and we know you want the best, let’s meet in the middle with some empathy,” said towards the end. He also added in an edit, “The problem lies with the Indian manager.”
Take a look at the now-viral post:
Shared on May 21, the post has racked up over 2,000 upvotes. Reactions to the post were not all positive, with some people disagreeing with the Reddit user. Rather than the American clients, several claimed that the problems are with the outsourced company or middle management.
A user posted, “More than Americans, what I think is Indians living in America should understand this more.”
Another commented, “Always the Indians trying to prove something to the Americans. I had a change of manager from a US guy to an Indian guy, and God, I tell you that guy started to micromanage everything as the project was not running successfully. He started to micromanage by matching Jira hours to time sheet hours.”
“It’s not them. Indian companies lie to foreign clients and sell you to them as a 5-year experienced dev, even if you are just a fresher with 6 months internship/training,” an individual expressed on Reddit.
“7LPA is your salary, but what does your company bill your client? Let’s say the company bills 20 LPA in your name. So the client will expect an output worth 20 LPA. I have seen junior devs being presented as senior devs to get higher billing hours. So the expectation set by our Indian companies is high,” another user remarked.
A stark contrast was depicted by many responses: Indian-origin bosses in Western organisations often bring the demanding, deadline-driven culture of Indian corporates with them across time zones and oceans, while American managers may occasionally be scattered or careless.
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