#28 - Moonlighting in the Indian IT industry, the biggest challenge of upskilling, and more!
In this week’s newsletter, we explore a diverse set of topics right from understanding the reality of Moonlighting, how Max Life Insurance is ensuring an upskilling journey for their employees, and “Dissculture” - a truth bomb against organizations that profit over people. Let’s dig in!
Moonlighting in the Indian IT industry
A term that took the entire professional world by storm, Moonlighting as been a very debated topic.
While Rashid Premji (chairman at Wipro) calls Moonlighting “cheating and unacceptable”, Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Minister of state for electronics and IT) came out in favor of Moonlighting and said that this era of the Indian workforce has seen a structural shift in the attitude of tech professionals.
While there might be very strong differences in opinion regarding Moonlighting, it still lacks a deeper examination of the underlying complexities.
Check out Cutshort’s latest report - Moonlighting in the Indian IT industry, an unbiased study of the reality of Moonlighting in India.
The biggest challenge around upskilling is creating a mindset of change - Shailesh Singh
In a recent interview with Economic Times, Shailesh Singh (CPO at Max Life Insurance) spoke about how upskilling is not a choice anymore but a strategic imperative for companies to remain competitive and relevant.
He further goes on to share some strategies his organization has implemented, their methods of understanding the need of the hour, and more on this topic.
Check out the entire article by ETHR here.
Dissculture - A wake-up call to organizations that profit over people
Victor C. (an avid HR & Tech enthusiast, and an active contributor to the TA fraternity), tired of all the injustice and inhumane treatment by big organizations against its people and decided to lash out!
He, along with SaintJosh & VIBHOR BEATS brings you the “Dissculture”, a warning to all the organizations that profit over people.
Go check out this track and leave a like on this YouTube channel. :)
That’s all the updates we have for you this week. See you in the next newsletter with more exciting updates!