Misc.Jan 27, 2023
Rivians3mperfi

Why are Indians desperate to leave India for the west?

You hear all this talk about how India is the next super power, the Indian century yada yada etc and how India spends the most on military imports, yet India seems to punch far below it's weight in geo politics. All that sh talk about being the back/second office for so many American firms, but yet many Indians flock to the Western world. Why? Aren't there any unicorns in India? No venture money for start ups? No industrial/manufacturing firms? Lack of labor force? So many doctors leave India to come to the US so much so that the country has one of the worst per capita number of doctors in the world leading to poor patient outcomes!! At least with a lot of the LATAM countries, it's the poor refugees that are fleeing and in the case of the Middle East, it's persecuted folks. In India, it's skilled folks who have access to capital which helps them undertake their studies in the US (that even some Americans find expensive) that want to leave. Isn't it bizarre that those with access to capital and education, who are best positioned to help the country, want to leave India? Don't y'all want to make your country better? Is there any pride or is it only on the comment section of every YouTube video! Look at countries like Korea, Japan, Singapore, even China and many Gulf countries, eastern European nations like Poland have all moved from developing to developed status in the span of one - yes one - generation. That's because the citizens of that country decided to stay there, **put in the hard yards to build a strong nation** and use their talents for the development of their countries. All those countries fixed their infrastructure, reigned in corruption, enforced rule of law and justice and strived to improve the lives of it's citizens through education and healthcare. Why can't India with it's young demographics undertake the same? I understand it's unsafe for women, but isn't this an education/law issue ? Pollution? Look at the progress manufacturing hubs in China have made in regards to air quality? **Don't you want to live in your own countries surrounded by your own people and work towards the advancement of your own kith and kin?** Keen for some reasons Fire away. I want the good, bad and ugly TC around 290 post drop

Amazon TAOt03 Jan 27, 2023

Coz they don’t put the money where their mouth is

VMware cderty Jan 27, 2023

Too overcrowded

KPMG impostre Jan 27, 2023

Tc or gtfo

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ffjj5 Jan 27, 2023

Love the boldness of that comment while working for KPMG. I hope you have a wheel barrow to cart your gargantuan balls around with

KPMG impostre Jan 28, 2023

Says the jobless. It was meant to be a joke Also, kpmg is amongst one of my clients, I have my own business but I signed up using kpmg’s email. Shitty company for sure

#ReadyForWork
Jian—Yang Jan 27, 2023

They love prestige more than anything. It’s societal. In arranged marriage, Desi aunties value L3 at google vs founder of startup that raised series C from sequoia. Not the same compared to China, Japan, Korea etc

Amazon jiffbenzos Jan 27, 2023

This 100%. They are obsessed with Image and prestige. They rank everyone by their jobs, cars, and caste. This leads to very little innovation and risk taking.

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one-love Jan 28, 2023

But as soon as this flip switches and desi aunties become irrelevant they will run behind startups, the key is the herd culture not the Desi aunties.

Coinbase sirvivor Jan 27, 2023

Too busy trashing the US h1b system.

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EUEV53 Jan 27, 2023

Why did the Irish, Italians, Germans and every other European that immigrated here do so ? Opportunity. It's the same for Indians. As long as they come here legally and contribute to the economy - who cares ?

Walmart lolmart Jan 27, 2023

💯

Tesla 0bark30 Jan 27, 2023

Seems like you can’t fathom different cultures being, you know, actually different? Need to travel more.

Amazon CmpM26 Jan 27, 2023

I am Korean and I exited, so I will just bring popcorn and watch

ByteDance TikTok777 Jan 27, 2023

Let me grab a seat next to you. I always enjoy watching Desi mental gymnastics.

Microsoft *💫 Jan 27, 2023

👋

DoorDash socksss Jan 27, 2023

Not by percentage. The sample you see in the US in general is biased and small by percentage. Also, those who are in India and want to make it to the US are small in percentage. Definitely a high percentage of the people who have studied in STEM understand that if they had an opportunity in the US they would earn more. No questioning that.

Microsoft uqjs76 Jan 27, 2023

Personally for me it was getting away from shit work culture, I had started feeling suffocated.

Rivian s3mperfi OP Jan 27, 2023

Care to explain? Over work? Lack of boundries? Poor work ethic?

Atlassian govindaFan Jan 28, 2023

Yes to overwork, lack of boundaries ( at least what I experienced). Managers think it's ok to Whatsapp you on weekends about work. They also don't like hearing a no

Qualtrics totalis Jan 27, 2023

You wouldn't understand