Disparity???

This is about my opinion on the disparity in pay across the jobs in India. I read advertisements in UK like learn bus driving, and you could earn upto 500 pounds per week, a plumber charges 120 pounds for an hour's work, whatever the occupation may be everyone leads a good life (atleast in earnings), and most importantly all are treated at par. Noone sees and act differently for a barber, street sweeper or a doctor.

But in India, there is a complete U turn on this, a bus driver or a plumber or a security person (unless otherwise working in a big organization) does not get the salary not even close to a doctor, MBA grad or an engineer's pay. Life is not at par in India, there are many cafe coffee days, pizza huts, IMAX/ INOX cinemas and others, but not all can afford that. Its not that they work less hard, their work is if not more it is as difficult as other high pay jobs. They do undergo tremendous stress in their workplace, why should they get salary with complete disparity compared to others? Why should they not afford to go to a quality restaurant or a world class theatre?

When I joined my organization, in the first day induction programme, a HR person told minimum salary in this company is 5000 Rs per month (this is almost 5 years back), so even when he/ she is a house keeping person, facilities, security person, it would not be less than 5000 Rs. I dream our government also comes up with a plan something like this...during election times, politicians offer so many freebies, spend so much money in unnecessary things, if they can save all this, and make all public sector companies profitable (its very much possible as Lallu showed the way), they can definitely bring a rule for minimum salary which is above or at decent level (for both public and private sectors). This will bring more energy among our people, and this can also lead to a more peaceful, crimeless India.

Courtesy

Couple of weeks back..I was travelling in the tube as usual to goto office..Two other people also boarded the train along with me, one was less able to stand among them.. It was bit crowded in the train, and I think none noticed this person as noone offered him a seat. After the train started moving, a girl (would not be more than 12 years of age), sitting 4-5 seats away from where we are standing came to this person and asked 'Do you want to sit?', for which the person who was less able to stand politely refused, and asked the girl to be seated. That was a happy moment for me to see a small kid behave in such a courteous manner.

We learn lessons any where and at any time, it need not come from a scholar, it can come from a kid also. I always try to be courteous, but some times due to my habbit of thinking too many (both necessary and unnecessary) things, I forget what is happening around me and behave a bit odd - I remember once in a similar train journey, I did not leave way for the passengers to get out and was blocking their way.

Being couteous is a very good habbit, when I expect others to be courteous to me, I should also reciprocate the same and I'll work for it. At the same time, it is best to avoid/ keep distance of people who we know are non courteous.