It was fun.. (Score 1)

..to read your opinions and get a view of Indians from a different set of eyes. But honestly, the BPO boom is no longer here, many have shut shop, and it is not so lucrative. With many markets opening up, there is demand for other jobs as well. I dont hear about every Tom (aka Tomar), Dick (aka Dilawar) and Harry (aka Harish) joining BPOs. The story in OP, might have been relevant 5 years ago. You know which job is, and will always be, a lucrative job? A job in the government. You wont be fired, like ever. You will only be transferred for your mis-deeds, and maybe a bad notation in your Confidential Report, by a superior, who might be just as apathetic, as you. Maybe you wont get market salaries, but the perks outweigh the package. (Imagine getting a roof in a city like Mumbai, and you know what I am talking about) I know many top-of-the-class engineers who still appear for [UPSC](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Public_Service_Commission), just to get a government job, either at the Post Office, the Bank, the Police department, any arm of the government. They are really just fed insecurity by their parents, who had a bleak future, in the dark and struggling times from the 60s to 90s. And the, after around 20 years of service, you are eligible for pension, and get fat jobs in the private sector, because they have served in the Govt. Yup, this is a partial picture of the real India.