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Interesting stories emerge when students talk about their parents' reaction when they announced where they got a job.

One student tells me:

Me: Ma, I got a job.
Ma: Oh thats great. Where?
Me: PriceWaterHouse Coopers ma.
Ma: What water?
Me: PriceWaterhouse ma. Its a good company.
Ma: Oh, why didn't you join a good bank like ICICI? Didn't you make it?

Of course, regulars on the corporate circuit would know that PwC is one of the most coveted jobs on campus, and PwC on your CV can truly throw open many new great options.

Another student reports:
Me: Ma, I got a job.
Ma: Oh thats great. Where?
Me: Ernst and Young ma.
Ma: Oh, but isn't that a tax audit firm?
Me: Yes ma, but they do consulting as well.
Ma: How much do they pay you?
Me: Seven lakhs ma.
Ma: What?? Why? Could'nt you get a better paying job?

Of course, regulars on the corporate circuit would know that E&Y offers money with no hidden costs, and you could actually end up taking a lot more than people with much higher CTCs.

Tsk tsk, does it matter? As long as "Ma" thinks that you are not earning enough, you aren't!