Today Technical Debt is an Issue in the Software Industry! Hiring Debt is another Serious Issue! But, did you ever check your Career Debt? Read this interesting Perspective!!

Dear Students and Friends

Recently I read an insight about Technical Debt.  Technical debt is estimated to cost businesses $5 trillion in the next 10 years (Outsystems). Don’t worry about this technical debt? Shortly I will explain to you.

Outsystems is a low-code platform (Boston, Massachusett-based Company) which provides tools for companies to develop, deploy and manage applications. Basically the platform writes most of the code. Developer needs to write only a few lines on top of it!! Helps in productivity! Code first time right philosophy!!

In simple terms, Technical debt means poorly written code. Bad code compromises many important aspects of software engineering. Due to this, there are severe consequences and leads to huge financial loss to the organizations!!

This is not good! Companies are working hard to solve this problem! That’s fine! What about Hiring Debt? The Cost of a Wrong Hiring Decision causes a much bigger problem to the organization than Technical debt! Companies are worried about it but there is no solution yet?

One wrong hire at fresher level costs a module disaster. One wrong hire at a senior engineer level costs an application disaster. One wrong hire at a project manager level costs a portfolio disaster. One wrong hire at Vice President Level costs a vertical disaster. One wrong hire at CEO level costs the whole company disaster! This story continues!

The other side of the Hiring Debt is called Career Debt! This is a much bigger problem than Hiring Debt!! Now Let us see from an Employee perspective!

If you join a company for a better package and the company's work culture is sick, you will experience a fall into a 10-foot-deep uncovered manhole!!

If you join a company which expects you to stay away from your home but there is need for your presence at home, you will witness a carrot dangled in front of a balky donkey

If you join a company which demands long working hours without your consent, you will experience a taste of stale food that too when you are super hungry!!

If you join a company which offers a mice job when you are expecting a Lion's role, you will experience the taste of Karela juice (bitter melon) served the next day of your fasting as a main course meal!!

If you join a company but make you unhealthy/sick frequently, you will experience a Ferris wheel (a circular ride that rotates in a vertical circle) right after having a Sampoorna Thali that comprises over 45 insanely toothsome dishes!!

If you join a company where your boss is harassing you, you will experience an Aloo Patta Gobhi Recipe made using stone grounded High Spice Red Chilli powder (double the quantity than required)!!

This story never ends!!

While software companies are busy reducing their Technical Debt, while HR managers are tiring to reduce their Hiring Debt, what are you doing to reduce your Career Debt?

Did you check your Career Debt? If you are experiencing any of the 5 conditions mentioned above in your work, your Career Debt is alarming!  

Get Reduce or Get Rinsed? Take a wise choice!!

Our team is working on a few algorithms to solve Hiring Debt and Career Debt! Stay Tuned….

Ravi Saripalle

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