AUSTRALIA, as a country: The more I am away from INDIA, the more I have been appreciating and valuing my country. Most of things here are marketed very well, but has very little content. In fact, I personally am of the opinion that India is far more developed / ahead than Australia minus the (a) Cleanliness (b) Orderliness. Looks like I am being a good brand ambassador of India, because I keep sharing with people the positive experiences of India in comparision with Australia and let others know how we have developed much beyond the imagination of being a country of snake charmers and Cows J
WORK: Well, been around 3 months now since I have been employed in Sydney. I now work with the State Government in the Department of Education, as part of the PMO team. I have been assigned projects up to $200 million. The value of projects is much less than $1 billion, I was assigned in the Middle East. But, new country, new culture, new people and new ways of dealing with issues/variations. Sometimes I am surprised by the lack of expertise in this department in a so called ‘Developed Country’. But then I guess that’s how these guys been working. In fact I am told the department I work is considered the most efficient department in the Government. Hmmm…J Most of the people here keep self-boasting about their achievements, which is sort of weird for me but I understand is the norm here.
WORK-LIFE: The only thing people take seriously is the Barbeque, Beer and Beach. Work comes last to the majority. People are hell bent on the so called work-life balance. Nobody stays a minute extra to the 7 or 8 hours of work. I have never heard anything as Urgent is my last 3 months here, whereas Urgency was a norm every minute in the Middle East. Another interesting aspect is people don’t like travelling more than 30 minutes to work from their homes. Well, for someone who is used to travelling a lot to go for work this was amusing. Everyone is relaxed here. No shouting, no tensions, stress free for me. The stress handling capability levels are diminished for people here. I sometimes wonder how they would react if those guys were to work in India J
HOUSE CONSTRUCTION: None of the houses (except Apartments) are built with RCC. Bricks are used for external and the entire interior walls (gypsum partitions) including the roof are made of timber (battens and cement tiles-similar to Mangalore tiles). Some of the guys do ask me what is the use of RCC? And are these better than existing mode? J For the expensive prices, doesn’t interest me in buying a house here.
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