We do it a lot and we overdo it a lot... self pity and self criticism. Friends, the subject of the email did strike a blow at some corner of my heart. Had this been written by a person who is from some other part of the world or had this been uttered by a friend in real presence I would have taken offence and pointed the mirror at this guy. Same goes with the sentiments of being an Indian. I am an Indian, an Assamese and I am proud to be one.
Just some questions that I was reflecting on: Are the traits mentioned below found only amongst the assamese people? I have witnessed people from other regions in the country and world to exhibit the same. Are these traits so bad that we discount the good that most of us have as a community and become angry about our own community? Have we as a person done enough to talk about the career and work that we do to the fellow who is under a different impression? We all would agree that our parents, brothers and sisters know what we do. Why is this different for some other person? Can we help them or should we shun them for their not being able to uderstand the same? We are doing good but we need to be doing good at all levels. Am sure that with time people will be more informed about career choices that other people make. I do understand the sentiments of the previous writers but I surely did not like the subject of the email which targets the entire community (us). Please do forgive me if I have hurt anyone's feelings by penning my thoughts. Criticism to the above is welcome. Regards, Niloy Gogoi ----- Original Message ---- From: bhaskar barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 1, 2007 2:51:23 PM Subject: [asom] Petty Assamese mentality Some more statements from our enlightened Assamese which gets me mad: Oh so you want to study fashion designing but why do you want to be a tailor ? Oh so you want to do mass communication but why do you want to be a cameraman ? Oh so you stood 2nd in the exams ? what a pity ,we thought you would be first.( Dosent matter if the guy/lady's own children are bad in studies) Oh so you want to study hotel manangement but why do you want to be a cook ? So just chill coz our NE guys are doing good everywhere: in software, in BPO, in aviation ,in hotel mamagement etc etc. No need to explain to dumbos.Everyjob is important but we Assamese do not understand the value of work & think that some work are below our dignity. --- Gitanjali Hazarika wrote: Very true Saumar, It's indeed a gargantuan task to explain the difference to such people. I have committed the Himalayan blunder quite a couple of times. The moment you end up describing about the multi-national company (MNC) you are working for, pat comes the response.... Ohhh!!... I get it. A BPO!! (like hell he/she knows..may not even know the full form, leave alone the what it stands for! You wince, but valiantly keep a straight face! He/she continues nonetheless. ..) It is really sad that you people in MNCs have to talk to clients all through the night!?...You try once, you repeat twice, thrice, trying to get it straight again, ultimately you sagely bob your head and echo...yes, sometimes..especial ly when I can't get any sleep! "When you can't beat them, join them"... is what most of us end up doing. Regards, Gitanjali Hazarika PS: Infosys is a helluva company guys. Great work. Show them your skills. Let them taste the power of Assamese talent. Congratulations once more. May your tribe increase. ========= ========= ========= ========= saumar deka wrote: Call Centres and the Software Industry are two different things; it's pity people still don't want to know the difference. :) Regards, Saumar ps: Congrats to all who made it to Infosys... it's an incredible company. --- mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Read "one [EMAIL PROTECTED] call center" and then decide on your IT future! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/assamonline/message/3145 Mukul Mahanta
