BITS Pilani alumnus' post on Bengaluru techies sparks debate
A discussion concerning the unseen challenges data-faced by Bengaluru's IT community has been triggered by a post made by a former student of BITS Pilani. "In Bangalore, most techies tend to be somewhat lonesome. The user, Harsh, highlighted the loneliness and poor work-life balance that plague many in Bengaluru's tech sector in a post. "Away from family, no real friends, stuck in traffic, high rents, children not getting good values, peers into status games, cringe tech meet-ups, shoves body with coffee & alcohol, hair-loss, tummies popping & pays highest taxes," Harsh wrote.
In the middle of the grind, Harsh's article called for a wake-up call to prioritize family and health and struck a deep chord. The fact that so many people can connect to this terrifies me even more. Guys, use this as a wake-up call and go to work. He said, "You fixed thousands of jiras, but your family and health are in disarray. A commenter said, "Isn't this the story of 'most' youngsters away from home in almost every city." The common anxiety expressed by another was that it was "scary to relate to some parts of it."
The discussion included a wider generational issue in addition to the predicament of techies. "This generation is going through this problem; it's not just about the techies. Whether they're engineers, people in the workforce, students, etc.," said a different user. The chorus of voices emphadata-sized a recurring theme: even in cases when individuals have well-paying employment, their mental and physical health is suffering due to the stressors of urban living, traffic congestion, and high cost of living.