Being The Big Fish In Small Pond Is Better than Being Small Fish In Big Pond.

 

In years to come India will be a nation wherein majority number of manpower will belong to the “Y generation” (25-35yrs) age group. If we look at India’s educational system, a student has to complete studying a huge amount of syllabus. However, this huge amount of knowledge which these students owns after graduation is hardly useful while joining a well-established company. This is because a well-established company already has an existing procedural work culture, which act as a barrier for a new entrant to showcase its talent. This work culture demands a new entrant to work in a restricted manner, underestimating their talent and energy to work for the organization. This also decreases the morale of the new energetic entrant.

Earlier a students used to aspire to join a well-established big firm due to lack of employment opportunities in the country and for the recognition a student earns in the society by joining a big company. However, as the time passes by, recognition at work place was considered to be more important than a recognition a new entrant could gain in the society by joining a big company.

Job satisfaction started playing more significant role in attraction and retention of talents than a mere compensation package of the company.

Today’s Generation “Y” category tends to be-

• energetic and seeks challenging work.
• seeks regular and immediate feedbacks with regards to their work
• seeks to work in an organization which has participatory decision making policy.
• Seeks speedy power & recognition for their performance at work place. 

With this attributes of generation “Y” according to me, in coming years joining start-ups companies would be a better option than an big establishment, wherein there is more autonomy and power to take decisions, work with less restriction , getting more openness to experience and most importantly being recognized for your hard work at work place and ultimately resulting in achieving both intrinsic and extrinsic expectations. Hence being a big fish in small pond is better than being small fish in big pond.

-Francis Lazar