January 28, 2004 10:09 AM

Don't worry about the fruits. They'll come on their own.
Posted by Richard Cookat 10:09 AM

As a companion piece to Dean's post, this article in Wired magazine visits India and how they view the current job situation between the US and India.

Aparna Jairam isn't trying to steal your job. That's what she tells me, and I believe her. But if Jairam does end up taking it - and, let's face facts, she could do your $70,000-a-year job for the wages of a Taco Bell counter jockey - she won't lose any sleep over your plight. When I ask what her advice is for a beleaguered American programmer afraid of being pulled under by the global tide that she represents, Jairam takes the high road, neither dismissing the concern nor offering soothing happy talk. Instead, she recites a portion of the 2,000-year-old epic poem and Hindu holy book the Bhagavad Gita: "Do what you're supposed to do. And don't worry about the fruits. They'll come on their own."

Wired 12.02: The New Face of the Silicon Age
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