Job in a private company ; It is underpaid, insecure, thankless, and certainly comes with a gloomy future.

In the interests of one and all ...

My dear countrymen!

Perception is very deceptive. Outwardly, anything might look very attractive and glamorous but actually, it is neither true nor paying on a long-term basis. 

Since most of the government jobs being routine and dull, it seemed unattractive comparing to private jobs which generally appear to be more charming from outside but totally hollow from inside. Here, we must remember the popular saying, " all that glitters is not gold." Therefore, it is necessary that one should have the complete picture, what actually is? when one starts one's career either in private or in a government organisation.

It is much better if one makes up his mind about the line of studies and career based on one's temperament and interests at the early stage of schooling but most unfortunately,  it doesn't happen in actual practice. Because it is a very difficult issue for one to understand precisely about one's own interests for sure or even if sure could one be able to pursue the same or choose the different or wrong line due to peer pressure or family pressure only to be changed at the later stage of career and life.

Here in India, counselling and mentoring of every child according to his interests and inclinations is rarely heard as having least chance of availability of trained faculties in schools and colleges, must up to 12th standard. Most of the parents too are neither interested nor capable of nor actually know the importance of their's  wards inclinations to take suitable and timely measures for their betterment and success in life. Or maybe parents being not much literate unable to guide in the desired manner.

It is really a matter of great distress that job opportunities in Government are declining on regular basis and hence one is thrown open to try one's luck in non- Govts. jobs.

Determined and some lucky ones engaged in good private professionally managed companies and remaining are left to be exploited in unorganised private sectors. Let us assume 15% aspirants are absorbed in the government job and another 10% in the organised private sector (professionally managed company) remaining 75% are to be employed in small and medium scale companies and some percentage of them will be self-engaged.

While government employees are in heaven right from the date of joining with cent percent secured future, just the contrast is true in the case of private companies' employees. Though employees of professionally managed companies are economically slightly better than unorganised sectors employees. But everyone can't be engaged in good companies like Tatas or Godrej or Bata and Hindustan Unilever Ltd .....etc. 

And if the worker is in a proprietorship company, his life is nothing but hell. In such companies, exploitation at every step is common and one has to work under tremendous pressure and fear all the time. No worker knows how long he will survive in the company,  he works, because his job is solely dependent on owner's whim and fancy.

Though there are much rules and regulations for the welfare of workers as far as job security and payments of minimum wages are concerned, practically we find there are very few companies who adhere to the rules and regulations strictly and sincerely. Rather, they try their level best to exploit their workers in whatever way possible through manipulation and with the connivance of government authorities (Inspectors). 

This is the reason workers are compelled to live hand to mouth and very miserable life through out their service tenure and also left/retire abruptly with nothing concrete in their hand to sustain themselves. This is very pathetic situation still prevalent rampantly in entire unorganised sectors and affects all types of employee, worker and staff in blue and white collar jobs alike.

Myself, a Kayastha by birth, (descendants of Chitragupta Ji Maharaj), is a service class community hardly found to be engaged in business leaving some exceptions aside. Among having faith in all, Our main God whom we worship is Chitragupta Ji Maharaj believed to be born with kalam (pen) in one hand and Dawaat  (ink pot) in other hand which directly indicates about our profession being the service/administration only.

My parents were not very dictating type and hence we were free to opt the line of our choice. Though my father was in a central Govt. job (North Eastern Railway) never insisted me to join government job probably not aware of uncertainty and risk associated with non- government jobs nor had the foresight of exploitation with shaky future when one starts one's career in a private company. Had they explained or put before me a clear picture, I would definitely have thought otherwise.

Not to talk of my parents alone, whosoever used to visit home particularly elderly people having vast experiences in diverse educational cum service background never even hinted against serving privately. 

After passing considerably a long time in service, I started some business too for a very brief period and that I had to leave due to some demanding situations.

 While doing business,  I learnt a lot of unknown things from business people, contrary to my belief. Some of the mixed comments are as follows:

1. Naukri means na-kari (no service) while I was conditioned since birth that we are meant to make our living by doing some services only.
2. Naukri ho to sirf sarkari nahi to koi apna kaam hona chahiye.
3. Our professor Sahib used to say, " Uttam Kheti (production), Madhyam vyapaar (trading) and neech Naukri (service). 
4. Private companies Ke Malik log to mind padne Ke bhi paise detein hai.
5. Private companies me kaam Karke to kuch din Ke baad Banda apna kaam Suru kar sakta hai.
6. Private me to jitna kaam karo usi hisaab se paise milte hai. Government me to Ghode aur Gadhe Sab  barabar treat kiye jaate hai..........etc.

As per me, there is a world of difference between government and private job. While the job of a government is a bed of roses, a private job is a bed of thorns. In a government job, we find beside job security, peace of mind, and a handsome salary, with every passing day everything counts favourably with assured timely promotion, growth, pension and enormous other facilities to make a secured future until death. Even after death surviving wife is also looked after with little deductions in benefits. Just the opposite is the case with an employee working in private company. If an unprofessional company, one may be kicked out any day irrespective of one's serving period with virtually nothing in hand to even sustain/ survive oneself for few months. Based on our experience and working with many companies in unorganised sectors and seeing the actual status of many friends who entered in government job, I have no hesitation in saying that peon or clerk of a central government job or any government undertaking,  feels much better and secure than a GM of a company in unorganised private sector at the fag end of life,  due to much better service conditions and a lot of other facilities in government jobs, unthinkable of in a private company. 

Following tips might be of some help to those freshers who are likely to start their career anytime soon;

1. First keep on trying for any government job, if possible, commensurate with your qualifications, experience and inclination because interest in the job is paramount to serve the longest or full tenure.
2. Alternatively while joining a private job, prefer looking for renowned MNCs for better breakthrough and bright prospects.
3. If MNCs is beyond reach, then try luck in professionally managed companies for better chances of growth and future.
4. In case, have to join unorganised sector finally, unprofessionally managed companies then bargain for the best terms and get everything in black and white. Don't fall prey to employer's any trap like, "grow with the company" (applicable only to MNCs or good professionally managed companies) but insist on everything in writing. It pays much at the time of leaving the organisation.
5. Try to be specialists of your line. As popularly proverb being slightly changed as, " Jack of all trades but mastery in one." Enhancing knowledge and up gradation must be continuing on a regular basis.
6. Saving must start with the start of earning so as to meet emergency requirements and also to pass time comfortably after retirement as there is no pension in private jobs, if at all as good as negligible.
7. Future planning is not the priority of many employees, engaged in unorganised sectors,  hence, alertness and much caution needed since the very beginning. Saving must be strictly followed in a disciplined manner to ward off any calamity in future.
8. Howsoever good the company is, leave it after three years unless very bright prospects assured with all retirement benefits in writing.
9. While leaving the company, go with sound relationships with all so that you are always welcome there in case you shall have to rejoin them.
10. If really interested in having a permanent sound relationship with ex-boss or owner, change your line or if it is not possible avoid direct competition with their products or services. 

Jai Hind.




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