Suraj C S (surajcs) wrote, @ 2003-08-08 13:48:00

Working in a Software Company
Some general things I have noted for the past 7 years in software companies. Sadly I am also a part of this community

1. You can never relax in such a office unless you are about to finish one phase of your work and beginning the rest. All other times you keep on working and talk as if its the only thing in the world. Once you begin to relax, you are made to think about the upcoming issues in the project :-)

2. People around you keeps on talking technology and work only. NOTHING ELSE in the world matter for them. Other uncommonly talked topics include life abroad or lifestyles of the rich. Software engineers are very good at making critical opinion of the world and the lesser beings in it, as if they are masters of everything

3. Software engineers are very difficult to impress. Only big technology achievers and multi millionares buying the best things on earth impress them.

4. Very easy going people once you hardwork and show them you have the upper hand. If you prove it, you can bully these people very easily and make them agree to whatever you say

5. Some exceptions include music lovers, movie lovers,literature-lovers,food-lovers and family lovers. But then, they never discuss this among colleagues. You can find very few people in this community having interest in other areas.

6. They could be great friends and would help for anything in their area of technology or work. However if you start seeking help on something totally new, they go into their shell of comfort

7. Most good software engineers are like machines and expect precision and quality in everything they see and do. They expect this from their colleagues and friends ALL THE TIME and never allow human considerations

8. They all miss to enjoy the simpler things in life. They might make screensavers,programs, or wallpaper desktops of birds, babies, sceneries and such good things in life. But they never trouble to carelessly enjoy these things of life out in the open, without minding the time and schedule.

9. They never mind looking at the monitor(Work or nowork) say 12 hours a day!

Atleast these things are on the high side in India. Many young people are coming into this industry domain after a professional course in India and start earning very good salaries at a young age. Maybe they have this sense of machine-like perfectionism and non-attachment due to their tough life and demands in this industry

I am part of this community also. Maybe sometime in future I might think of a different career, but since I know nothing other than this technology, I maybe forced to stick on to this for my bread butter.

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