I am an Introvert Indian who ran away from India to US because got hit by Nepotism in couple of instances while working in India (even at companies like Microsoft India). My cousins who work in India mentions that it is impossible to get away with Nepotism at higher levels in India. There is no concept of Meritocracy beyond certain levels. Some of the stats - 85% of billionaires in India are of Gujarati Origin (1 of the 28+ state of India). - 50% of Indian startup CEOs/CTOs/CFOs and other C-suites belong to one caste. Many of the networking and hiring discussions happens in their community events. The other side is too much respect for power. People often feels bad when they come to know that I am still a developer. My college alumni Directory don't add the name of the company/position you work for unless you are in the Management position with Sr EM+ level. That's why you will see every Indian put on LinkedIn as "Head of ..." or "Leader of ..." even if he/she is a first level manager. My own experience - I worked in South India as a North Indian. Faced too many issues as I was a minority candidate in many of these companies. My wife was denied every opportunity to go to onsite. We finally decided let's move to US where we might see less Nepotism. US is not the best and has it's own problem, but you won't feel an issue till mid-career levels.
Indians in the US try to hide this fact, but it’s true and rampant.
Exactly. If you think connections won't matter in the usa you ar3 dead wrong. After a certain point connections are everything.
Good for you! Having said that, welcome to a different ballgame that requires similar skill set in a different land. Also, let go of the fact that you are not in the minuscule number of highly smart and genius minds who supremely win by their talents. They succeed wherever they go. Cheers 🍻
It’s just racism in another form; people prefer to be associated only with their own kind, so they hire people who look/speak/eat/believe the same as they do. Sometimes it’s caste, other times it’s religion/language/where you’re from, etc.
The motherland is ghetto
Gujaratis are known for their risk taking nature, and are rewarded for this. You'll see so many gujjus happily bet their family property to start a business and restart even if it goes to zero. They have built a strong community, so they prefer to pool resources from the same. Connections play a big role in businesses across the world. I don't belong that state or community, but appreciate their entrepreneurial spirit. Many other communities are busy with infighting and pulling each other down.
I doubt this is true. Never got this vibe from anyone from Gujarat
Gujaratis are stereotyped for this, so not sure how you missed it. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/love-sex/what-makes-gujaratis-better-businessmen/photostory/96612837.cms?picid=96612871 Nearly 60% of motels in US are owned by Gujaratis. Easy way for you would be to sample the indian stores in your city, a large fraction will be Gujarati owned.
Where there is more money, there needs to be more trust. Often times it’s one’s social or family circle that is more trustable than any kind of meritocracy (if the person is a private investor). Only a serious money manager will know it’s importance. Even in politics - for example roadwork, manufacturing contracts are given to contractors within a politicians family. Keeping aside that the money that is eaten, there is a trust the the project will be completed. Because India has a bad track record of adhering to a contract agreement.
This is a stupid post. Gujrat is known for people with strong entrepreneurial abilities. You can see a lot of indian owned motels are generally owned by Gujratis. The knowledge is obviously passed on from one generation to another. The south is generally known for skilled employees. Does that mean there is something wrong with that ? No. Every state has something to offer. Its stupid to think that someone with extra ordinary skills cannot grow just because he is from a particular state or caste. I don’t deny casteism at all but if you are in a corporate company its hard to say that you were denied an opportunity because you belonged to a certain group or state. There could be one off instances but such rare instance or present almost every where. These problems exist in govt job but hard to believe someone had bankable skills and he or she was not allowed to climb the corporate ladder.
This is the definition of Nepotism when you pass the "knowledge" from generation to generation. Like Indian Cinema or some political families of India. I would rather live in a country where Billionaire are more diverse
How is this nepotism? It is easy and in my interest to teach my business to my kids and my relatives, rather than have an open house for job seekers. If those kids are not able to manage, other talent will find its way in. Ultimately, success of the business determines if the nepo kids stay. This is true for any field. You see failed nepo kids in film (Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra) and politics too (Rahul Gandhi, Aditya Thackerey).
Around 75% of millionaires in USA are white. So is USA not meritocratic? Which country are you planning to go to?
There are plenty that are self made. There are few who inherited wealth. At the same time there are over a hundred billionaires who have pledged to donate >98% of their wealth to charity upon their death, and passing on <2% to their descendants. I can’t find one Indian billionaire that pledged that.
I thought you were talking about race. Now you want to talk about philanthropy? Overall donations more than doubled to Rs 5,666 crore in FY22 from Rs 2,318 crore in FY18 Are there not many self made millionaires in India? Simple Google search can answer that. Stop with your racism against Indians. Get educated
I'm head of my head
also feeling the same, politics really becomes part of the job requirements and it’s exhausting