IT industry is know for long unearthly hours and impossible deadlines. Come what may we manage to get projects delivered with satisfactory quality. Due to these reasons this industry is known for good salaries and high returns.
Will US is mulling a new bill for the creation of unions in IT industry. spell disaster to our lifestyles? Here are some thoughts:
Pros-
- Will stop exploitation of employees who are on long running projects with impossible timelines
- Will make it necessary to have great estimation and standardized tools and practices.
Cons-
- Projects will be similar to developing functionality with given tools. Ingenuity will reduce
- IT projects will no longer be pursuits, cut-paste mind-set will be required
The impact on the Indian IT industy remains to be seen. This could a move to promote local hiring as opposed to offshoring. With offshoring does not have to worry about hiring and firing employees. Also it will take a long time for a similar act t be passed in Indian parliament. Till then IT services will continue to flourish.
Lets all wait and watch
I have seen a community on orkut called "Infosys Labour Union" :D
ReplyDeleteOn a serious note, I think we should have unions in the IT industry, it will at least keep the random hire and fire policies under check. It is always nice to have someone who supports the underdog :)