Young professionals working in some of the IT giants are finding it difficult to resist the temptation for middle level jobs in central government offices.
Young professionals working in some of the IT giants are finding it difficult to resist the temptation for middle level jobs in central government offices. The year 2011 saw over 2,000 young information technology graduates resigning from companies like Infosys and Wipro for government jobs, said NK Raghupathy, chairman of Staff Selection Commission.
“The entry salary for young graduates selected by SSC is Rs32,000 per month with perks. Though these graduates were drawing more than Rs70,000 per month in IT majors, they find the work pressure unbearable and that is the main reason why they opted for central government jobs,” Raghupathy said here on Saturday. He was speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a training programme.
The SSC is the recruiting agency entrusted with the responsibility of selecting suitable candidates for non-gazetted jobs in central government. “In 2011-12 we recruited 84,900 persons for various categories in the union government. These candidates were selected from over 95 lakh applicants,” said the SSC chief.
He said the exodus from private sector to government sector was because of a host of reasons. “There is absolutely no tension in government jobs. Not a single government employee has been dismissed from service so far. The five-day week, relaxed atmosphere in places of work, medical facilities and the pension provided by the central government are the main attractions of these jobs,” he said.
Besides the usual allowances, children of government staff are eligible for free education in Kendriya Vidyalayas, he said.
He said the attrition rate from government service was literally zero. “Those who quit are moving to higher paid jobs in the government service itself. Every year 40% of the staff move upwards in government hierarchy,” he said.
A senior middle-level official working in the ministry if information and broadcasting for the last three decades said if one knows the four golden rules meant for government employees, sky is the limit even for a junior officer. “You have to come in time, go after office hours, never say no to anybody and don’t do any work. These are the four golden rules,” he told DNA.
“The superiors should be convinced that you are in the office. That’s why you should leave only after office hours. If you say no to anybody in the office, it will be treated as dissidence and disobedience. All you have to do is to tell them politely that you would do the job,” said the official.
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