Many of us are not so lucky as to have a choice of where to work. Many of us are just happy to have a job.
But for those of us who have skills in high demand in the marketplace, the possibility of choice of where to work comes to play. And, as with most things in life, with choice come decisions to be made.
According to the recently published 2nd annual list of the Best Workplaces in Asia-Pacific, the Indian divisions of Multi National Corporations (MNCs) such as the package delivery service DHL, Marriott Hotels and the search engine giant Google were ranked to be among the top places in Asia where to work. The better news is that also on the list were 10 India-in-origin companies such as Lupin Pharmaceuticals headquartered in Mumbai, M&M automobile manufacturing corporation headquartered in Maharashtra and InterGlobe Enterprises headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana which made it to the list of the 25 Best Places to Work in the Large Places category.
The key with all of this is that there are some good and nice places where to work in India – be it an India Origin company (such as Lupin, M&M or InterGlobe) or an India division of a Multinational Corporation. But as nice as they are (after all, they did just qualify for the Best Workplaces in Asia-Pacific list), they are all employed positions. What this means is that when you work for one of these places – as nice as they are – you are still employed by them and you must do as they say.
Doing as the boss says is ok for many people, but for some among us the ability to be your own boss is a strong calling. The ability to set one’s own hours and one’s own free time is quite alluring. For those of us who have technical skills which are in strong demand these days and who feel the tug on our emotional heart strings to be our own boss, there is IndiaFreelancers.com.
On IndiaFreelancers.com you can chose which projects you accept. Choose when you will work and at what hours of the day. You can go to the park in the morning and work in the evening – or vice/versa. You can take care of the children until they are asleep and then work during their nap times. The flexibility is tremendous.
Thus, even though there are wonderful places where to work – and they have qualified for the 2nd annual list of the Best Workplaces in Asia-Pacific as noted above – please remember that if you have technical skills such as a web site designer, computer programmer or other technical professional, you can chose to work for yourself on IndiaFreelancers.com and have the freedom and exhilaration that comes from working for yourself on your own schedule.
Ranjiv P for IndiaFreelancers.com