India Survival Kit: About Life in India for Expats and others Visiting or Moving to India

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India’s Work Culture: Some Tips for Returning Indians and Foreigners

They say the grass is always greener on the other side. Well, is it? That depends on what you’re looking for. If you’re hoping to find a home away from home in a workplace in India, you could end up disillusioned. On the other hand, if you’re practical you may just stumble on something within your own comfort zone.

Over the last decade, the average Indian jobseeker has got a lot to be grateful for in terms of superior job opportunities, work environment, empathetic bosses and substantial pay packages. The explosion of jobs, technology and the advent of multinationals has revolutionized the work culture in India.

As a foreigner or an Indian returning from abroad, the work culture in India can strike you like a bolt from the blue if you’re not prepared. You’re better off sticking to the major metropolitan cities like Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi, and Chennai to work in. Smaller towns and rural areas may prove to be tiresome due to power failures, substandard transportation and communication snags.

Formerly, the Public Sector jobs (government jobs) were much coveted owing to the job security and the high wage structures associated with these jobs. However, if you are a foreigner or an Indian returning from abroad, you can safely assume that these jobs are way out of your league. Believe it or not, these jobs are handed down the generations like family heirlooms. So, unless you have a grand old godfather or someone with similar clout working in these departments, your odds of getting in are not too bright. Anyway, the work culture in these organizations leaves much to be desired.

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