I am on leave from Indian public sector company (iocl) and also got a job offer here (not FAANG level). I switched my career so my past experience not count and I only get new grad roles here. The concern is I am getting married next year and worried that I have to be a new grad professionally and run a family. Back home, Indians know that life in a PSU is pretty chilled out and pay is decent. So is US really worth it even today? Guys (esp. from India) with experience please guide me. Thanks.
Bruh I remember answering this same question in 2017. Do you guys at Indian Oil have an annual program, and every new batch has this exact same question?
Get in a PSU if you want piece of mind/job safety and a decent middle class life... if you have a lot of ambition to earn money and are ready to go through the roller coaster then choose the Tech option ..
Choose the PSU option. Earn decent money, go on foreign trips every once in a while. I had a Govt job too...but it wasn't a PSU like yours....it was a Bank and I was an IT officer there. It sucked and I wanted my mind not to stagnate. So I did masters and found my way into my current company. It's a bit risky here in the US as others are saying in terms of visa status....so you always have that tension. Other concerns include sudden layoff or firing due to poor performance. But if you are good at what you do, you can cut out these last 2 concerns to some extent. To sum it up... 2 options: PSU job - Mental peace, fixed/incremental salary, relatively much less work pressure, no layoff/firing sword dangling above, enough savings for you to go globetrotting once in a while. Only risk could be poor quality work(and I could be wrong here, may be things have changed) and you can feel, like me, that you are wasting your mind away doing that job. US - Chance of getting into the big 4 and earning a fat paycheck....living American Life, clean air, long road trips, nice people.... Freedom of almost everything....going places......BUT a giant visa sword dangling overhead. Not to mention the work pressure, which might be high or less depending on the company and team within. You decide.
There comes a time one can ask another person if he or she is happy doing what they are doing. Look at my last comment, as I said I came from a govt job, although not as attractive as yours.....but in retrospect I feel I did right. Being in that nationalised bank I never thought I would make it to a software company in my own city....let alone making it to Microsoft in Redmond..... But I took the plunge, and I am where I am. I am relatively happy about my current affairs although I realize there are risks involved. You have to take everything into account before making a decision and stick to that decision without regrets for the remainder of your life. I don't regret leaving my bank job because I was able to justify that decision of mine in front of my disagreeing parents by getting into my present company. They are content as well. At least I can say they are not unhappy with me and feel proud about me. See what your familial circumstances are too. Sorry about bringing in the family aspect....but every thing we do touches a lot of things.... including personal lives of you and people linked to you. Make a decision and don't regret it later.
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Stay at a PSU. Life in the US without a green card is akin to slavery. Your expected earnings are very very hard to predict and you can go from hero to 0 in no time. The PSU will take care of you through your life.