I joined a PSU way back in 2016. I belonged to a decent NLU and yet I joined this h*llhole. I had received an offer from a decent T2 Firm. At first, I thought the perks were attractive (financial and otherwise). Boy, I was so mistaken! The money is not even comparable 3 years down the line. Most of the additional perks are not even remotely enough to cover your expenses (rent etc. is pathetically insufficient!). Also, You'd know that the officers in PSUs lose out on the Taxation aspect big time as they are not on retainers. Once someone joins a PSU, the market value forever decreases. You cannot even think of joining the litigation offices as the advocates will despise you and you will be under the command of people of your age. Moreover, when you join some place as an associate afterwards, you'll be reminded of the lost years.
The worst part is the working environment. Incompetency and sycophancy go hand in hand. Moreover, people having powerful connections will get good postings and others will rot in unproductive and repetitive paper work. Every year, you'll ask yourself if you have learned anything at all. The answer would be that you have forgotten all the skills you had back in the day and have learned nothing new. Moreover, getting shouted at by incompetent bosses for no fault of yours, s*cks! Personally, I had reached a place where my younger brother made thrice my yearly income and used to be 10X satisfied with his work. PSUs are not the way forward. Merit is never almost never rewarded. Anyone who knows a minister/bureaucrat gets ahead in the line. Way Ahead.
My advice- Be very careful while making this decision. If you wish to stay at a PSU all your life (& suffer the consequences), then feel free to join. A change in career midway is almost impossible. The pay is attractive now but it will be insufficient to meet your expectations and relatively much less when compared to your peers who would have climbed up the ladder in Firms/Litigation. If you have an option of joining a firm, please join it asap. The PSU I had joined had made me sign a bond for 3 years. I thought I'd leave after that. But by then no one needs you! You'll be trapped. Sad but true! Hope, you guys save yourselves from this tragedy! Best.
The worst part is the working environment. Incompetency and sycophancy go hand in hand. Moreover, people having powerful connections will get good postings and others will rot in unproductive and repetitive paper work. Every year, you'll ask yourself if you have learned anything at all. The answer would be that you have forgotten all the skills you had back in the day and have learned nothing new. Moreover, getting shouted at by incompetent bosses for no fault of yours, s*cks! Personally, I had reached a place where my younger brother made thrice my yearly income and used to be 10X satisfied with his work. PSUs are not the way forward. Merit is never almost never rewarded. Anyone who knows a minister/bureaucrat gets ahead in the line. Way Ahead.
My advice- Be very careful while making this decision. If you wish to stay at a PSU all your life (& suffer the consequences), then feel free to join. A change in career midway is almost impossible. The pay is attractive now but it will be insufficient to meet your expectations and relatively much less when compared to your peers who would have climbed up the ladder in Firms/Litigation. If you have an option of joining a firm, please join it asap. The PSU I had joined had made me sign a bond for 3 years. I thought I'd leave after that. But by then no one needs you! You'll be trapped. Sad but true! Hope, you guys save yourselves from this tragedy! Best.