Hi,
Some might like to apply to US embassy for analyst position at a salary of only
$880 per month -- many have been working for many years on it. My roommate (now
leaving for NYC tomorrow) was an employee for 10 days till he got a better
offer. We had persuaded himto check out the place and get the experience which
till recently was reserved for the likes of Lord Mountabatten (in London based
India Office), Harivansh Rai Bachchan etc.
Ofcourse it more like internship stipend that any logical pay but the perks
include that your spouse can work anywhere and you can get alcoholic drinks at
60% discount since no duty or sales tax is charged and also no US income tax or
Social security or health insurance deduction -- since it is considered part of
India (US embassy compound). Even by Indian standards $880 is about Rs35,000
--about the amount an IAS officer gets or a manager in a small MNC . It is less
than what a bribe earning clerk might get in Indian govt departments.
However, even Harvard Business School professors call up there to find about
impact of globalization on Indian film and media industry -as per a call
received by my roommate and in the same day he collects data in his trade
ministry office to send as reply to a question raised in Indian Parliament (Lok
Sabha) about prospects in the west for Indian artifacts.
Last week he got a job in New York City (and got a $850 per month - p.m. -
apartment) and decided to leave this weekend (after delivering a steady supply
of reduced price hard drinks like Chivas Regal ($13 per 1 liter bottle - in
market about $39) or Johnny Walker Black Label (750ml for $20 --in market for
about $50). He resigned too soon for that though.
Another ex-roommate of mine (recently back from Miami) was looking at all this
and decided to offer to join our place after having some hangups with the
leasing office at his apartment place about his car parking despite his not
being on the lease. He decided to move right away last night and till 4am we
were shifting his stuff. Thats the time I generally go to sleep anyway. His
previous roommates had decided not to return his security deposit (one month's
rent) even if he gave them the required notice so Munna Bhai style he decided
(with my feedback) to stop payment of this month's rent check (which was
still not deposiited by the leasing company - he was not lease anyway) and
withdrew cash from his bank account so that check may not clear even if
presented by leasing office. So in the end he came quits but didn't lose. Paid
one month rent (as deposit) and stayed for 21 days. Now searching for parking
space for free .
Any suggestions on how to get free parking space?
Umesh
Umesh Sharma
Washington D.C.
1-202-215-4328 [Cell]
Ed.M. - International Education Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University,
Class of 2005
http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info)
www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (where the above 2 are used )
http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/
http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/
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