“Everybody is a ‘genius’. But If You Judge a Fish by Its Ability to Climb a Tree, It Will Live Its Whole Life Believing that It is Stupid” - Albert Einstein
A final year student of Information Technology at Delhi Technological University has made headlines by bagging a Rs. 1.27 Crore offer from Google. Indeed, this is a tremendous achievement in terms of the sheer enormity of the package involved here. But there is something really wrong with the way this thing has been reported in the media.
It is good to see talent getting rewarded, but has anyone else noticed how the focus seems to be solely on the huge salary offered and not on the role and responsibilities of the candidate? The media and all those who are sharing this news widely are influencing millions of young minds who will measure success with their salary rather than following their interest and passion.
Every year, many students across colleges opt out of placements to pursue their own business ideas but has the media done enough to highlight such stories? Nope!
By flashing the figure of Rs. 1.27 crore over and over, the media is directly creating a situation wherein a student’s academic success will end up getting measured in terms of his salary alone. This could impact the way newer students set their goals and preference for job profile could give way to the salary involved. This would really defeat the whole purpose of education.
Research (such as The Power of Small Wins that ran in Harvard Business Review May, 2011) shows that people who make progress every day toward something they care about report being satisfied and fulfilled. And since 9 hours which cover the considerable part of our day involves the work we do so that has to be something which we like doing or something we care about.
I congratulate every student who gets his due, but sincerely hope that the focus shifts away from money to his interest.
Reference:
1. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/jobs/Delhi-boy-gets-Rs-1-27-crore-offer-from-Google/articleshow/49853044.cms
2. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/google-placements-in-crores/1/530086.html
3. https://hbr.org/2012/03/choosing-between-making-money
A final year student of Information Technology at Delhi Technological University has made headlines by bagging a Rs. 1.27 Crore offer from Google. Indeed, this is a tremendous achievement in terms of the sheer enormity of the package involved here. But there is something really wrong with the way this thing has been reported in the media.
It is good to see talent getting rewarded, but has anyone else noticed how the focus seems to be solely on the huge salary offered and not on the role and responsibilities of the candidate? The media and all those who are sharing this news widely are influencing millions of young minds who will measure success with their salary rather than following their interest and passion.
Every year, many students across colleges opt out of placements to pursue their own business ideas but has the media done enough to highlight such stories? Nope!
By flashing the figure of Rs. 1.27 crore over and over, the media is directly creating a situation wherein a student’s academic success will end up getting measured in terms of his salary alone. This could impact the way newer students set their goals and preference for job profile could give way to the salary involved. This would really defeat the whole purpose of education.
Research (such as The Power of Small Wins that ran in Harvard Business Review May, 2011) shows that people who make progress every day toward something they care about report being satisfied and fulfilled. And since 9 hours which cover the considerable part of our day involves the work we do so that has to be something which we like doing or something we care about.
I congratulate every student who gets his due, but sincerely hope that the focus shifts away from money to his interest.
Reference:
1. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/jobs/Delhi-boy-gets-Rs-1-27-crore-offer-from-Google/articleshow/49853044.cms
2. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/google-placements-in-crores/1/530086.html
3. https://hbr.org/2012/03/choosing-between-making-money
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