PROFESSIONAL OBSOLESCENCE IN THE IT INDUSTRY

Author Name: 1. Dipankar Patra 2. Dr. R Neelakandan 3. Dr. Suchismita Sinha

Volume/Issue: 02/02

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/07.2021-66283675/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Department of Psychology, Annamalai University, TN, India.
2. Department of Psychology, Annamalai University, Chennai, TN, India.
3. HOD, Department of Psychology, Sarojini Naidu College for Women, Dum Dum, Kolkata, India.

ABSTRACT

The ever-increasing knowledge base and the rapid technological advancements is constantly putting pressure on professionals, specially those in the IT industry to remain competitive and stay relevant. There is a nagging fear about losing jobs which has led to an increasing awareness that the competencies needed are more than that available at the current level. This has become more evident in the current period when the entire world is afflicted with the pandemic. The principal author of the document has worked over 36 years’ experience in the Corporate IT world in various senior level roles and he uses his personal observations to knit through various dimensions of obsolescence and actions and strategies to counter it effectively.

Key words: Ability Obsolescence, Attitude Obsolescence, Counter productive Work Behaviour, Dumbsizing, Gatekeeper, Half Life, Obsolescence, Resilience, turn away intention, Turn Over intention, Work Home Conflict, Work Overload.