How the IT downturn has affected lives in India...

by KK » Tue Apr 22, 2003 10:09 pm

Folks, recently (in the last two years) I came across some cases where the marriages were cancelled for young programmers in the USA from India after the engagements. Some reasons were loss of job and fear of layoff. And some went to an extent where they wanted their daughters or sisters to be married to a software programmer who is in SAP... Sounds funny, but it is true. Share your thoughts and experiences on this?

by **vivek** » Wed Apr 23, 2003 3:22 pm

hey wheres my post??...it was just here!!

by **Khatta** » Wed Apr 23, 2003 3:26 pm

Dear Vivek, Our Moderator had already apologized for the in-convenience occurred as there were some Tech. Problems yesterday. Feel free to post your message again..!

by **takloo** » Fri Apr 25, 2003 6:31 pm

A few yrs ago, we friends from non-IT used to sit and discuss that we may not be able to find a girl coz all the advertisements in the \"grooms wanted\" section asked for IT background boys/men... I hope such things have come down and non-IT guys can find a girl easily... It\'s been a while since I left college and saw the classified section... Is there any change in the type of ads?

by **bull** » Sat Apr 26, 2003 9:08 pm

Hi KK!! In our Hyd I know of a few business people (non-IT) - some of them builders (construction) and such who have taken a shower of at least 4 to 8 crores each in the past two years. They are back to their original area of work.

by KK » Thu May 01, 2003 3:46 am

I think these non-IT paisewallahs are still trying to invest and try thier luck in IT. I came to know that a few guys invested a lot of money in BPO kinda work and lost money, and the middle men are in CCS... Is that true???

by **bull** » Fri May 02, 2003 1:25 am

yaa.. that\'s true. Chakkilam is one example.

by KK » Fri May 02, 2003 10:33 pm

Bull.. who is Chakkilam???

by **bull** » Sat May 03, 2003 2:53 am

http://www.chakkilaminfotech.com/

by **Z C** » Sat May 03, 2003 9:06 am

I think people who changed lines taking others as examples and they personally not having the survival instinct lost very badly. When you change your field, u\'ve got to have the guts/instinct/planning and get it right the first time and be there first. The early bird gets the worm, but what if it doesn\'t know how to eat? Can\'t help!

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