The IT sector guys need to add value to stay safe
A huge IT MNC, headquartered in Chennai, was in the news some two years ago, when they retrenched a number of their staff. There were reports of some sort of trade union being formed. One has not heard much about that company since then.However, informed sources indicate that unless one is ahead of the learning curve, anyone in the 31 to 42 age group is likely to face the axe, sooner or later. Hundreds of those who are smart have taken up online courses in Data Analytics, through the online medium, from the likes of the prestigious IIT Madras.
Similarly, those who change tracks and go in for significant roles in smaller but more agile and growing organizations are also doing well. It is better to be a bigger fish in a smaller pond than to be a small fish in a big ocean. This, it seems, is the mantra.
Upgrade or perish. This seems to be the new slogan.