Why are software professionals paid more?

It is a well-known fact that software job is one of THE highest paying jobs when it comes to getting employed right after college. But is it worth it? It’s like stuck between a rock and a hard place situation for them. They hate the job but are not able to come out of it because no other sector pays as much. The employees are not ready to even compromise on salary for other comforts like being closer to home or shifting to a less-established company for a higher post. Have some pride guys…. money isn’t everything!!!

The software life is one of the main reasons for decrease in interest for arts among today’s younger generation. They neither have time to learn arts nor do they have time to have some form of outside entertainment. Are the swimming pools, gaming rooms, gyms etc provided in software parks to make them easily accessible to their employees or are they to keep them prisoners from the outside world? This is the million-dollar question. The “area” that they work, or cubicle as they sophisticatedly put it, reminds one of the cells in prison, except here they don’t have to do hard physical labor. A pen stand on the desk, few sheets of paper lying haphazardly, picture of Asin or their loved ones stuck with board pin on the wall and a computer that runs for 24 hrs a day, six days a week (god knows what they do in it). This is what one might find in a characteristic cubicle. With everything that they need within a hands reach these people don’t have the need or the want to move from their seats. Lunch is also made available in the cafeteria. Even then, if they find a burger or a sandwich they feel thankful as they can be eaten without moving from their seats. They wash their hands with tissue paper and jump back into the cyber world. This is their life for six days in a week. And before they can imagine Sunday’s over and the bus is waiting for them the next morning to go back to their daily drill. The latest news is that the software companies are employing agencies to maintain their employees’ bank transactions like getting passbook entries, crediting cheques etc.

What on earth are these software professionals actually doing for such a long time in their computers??? We will see this later…