TwirlyBanana
TwirlyBanana

IT vs Govt Job

Hey folks !

I recently got selected in a govt job which has in hand salary around 90k and I am currently working in IT having around same salary with 4+ years of experience.

Needed some serious suggestions to decide the path here.

4d ago
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CosmicDumpling
CosmicDumpling

Congratulations!!

Go for govt job unless you want to struggle and grind your ass for whole life and you want fear of losing job always.

MagicalMochi
MagicalMochi

+1

FloatingKoala
FloatingKoala

+100

ZestyJellybean
ZestyJellybean

2 important points to consider:

  • are you ok leaving coding and doing the govt work (can be anything from doing paper work, supervising someone to mandatory election duties which you can't deny). With great power comes great responsibility. Also if you are not passionate about coding or IT related stuff then better do govt job. If you like coding or IT related stuff then stay in IT.
  • in IT if you are unhappy with your salary you can always jump and get the salary you wish provided you have the passion for your work and you are talented enough whereas in govt you have to deal with what you get. In IT if you get bored you can always switch. In govt job you have to deal with people where u r transferred and listen to your seniors. If you are ready to give up the freedom IT gives you go for govt job. It does have certainty but at the cost of freedom.
PerkyBurrito
PerkyBurrito

What u say is true, if u don't bother about money, and if you are a person where you don't compare yourself with fellow people may it be salary or progress you can choose a government job, i will say about myself here, I'm in govt job now, I'm nowhere near the salary of my friends, in government job you will definitely do work because you were working till date, there will be some who will not work and still get the same pay hike like all other do and you should not take that in your mind, a person who work will be over burdened for sure, some time you have to prepare to pretend as if you know nothing, yep job guarantee is there but you have to work upto 60 years of age, if you are in city then inflation will definitely burden your pay for sure, last but not the least try to sniff out what is happening in that particular job where you are about to join and check out for promotion, pay , work nature, type of employees you are going to deal with etc, all the best and gud luck

BubblyDumpling
BubblyDumpling
IBM4d

Please share some tips too😂

SnoozyBanana
SnoozyBanana

You sir have an epic username 😂 for the one who might be unaware - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_flavycNko

DizzyTaco
DizzyTaco

Curious to know how you apply for the govt IT job.

TwirlyBanana
TwirlyBanana
IBM3d

I did my Btech in electrical engineering, department released advt for the posts of assistant engineer.

BubblyDumpling
BubblyDumpling
IBM4d

Join the govt job, your salary would increase drastically next year as 8th pay commission will be implemented.

TwirlyBanana
TwirlyBanana
IBM4d

It's state govt job, not under pay commission

ZestyJellybean
ZestyJellybean

...and ur salary in IT?

TwirlyBanana
TwirlyBanana
IBM2d

This year it will be same.

WobblyQuokka
WobblyQuokka
IBM3d

Government job anyday. Your health is covered by government. Your salary will keep coming till 60 without any fear, anxiety of losing jobs or what will happen after 5 years.

Currently a lot of us are worried how redundant we will be in next 5-10 years with generative ai making new grounds.

In next 5 years, almost all code will be generated by generative ai. Who knows ,ai dev bots will be a thing too.

FuzzyPretzel
FuzzyPretzel

Go for it dude. Private jobs are uncertain. Though you can earn well in short span of time, there's always fear. Take a chill pill at government job

SillyDumpling
SillyDumpling

Could you please share some tips on managing work and studies together? Also, could you tell us more about the government job you were selected for?

TwirlyBanana
TwirlyBanana
IBM3d

This job is in state electricity department. Actually before joining IT i was doing govt job preparation but due to financial issues i had to join private job. I studies on weekends and gave at least one hour per day. By luck exam was at end of furlough, during furlough I got lot of time for preparation.

Basically, you prepared for a government job and got that job, right? So, if you spent time preparing because you wanted something better, don’t overthink it, brother. A government job with a 90k salary is always better.

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