I am a Software Engineer not a SLAVE

It's been quite some time since I've felt like a slave to my manager and probably my manager is also a slave to his manager. Or else how is he getting this idea of making us work like a slave unless he presents himself as a slave to his manager.

Job timings 9AM - 6PM for 5 days a week. The luckiest day would be if I could logout at 6:30PM which rarely happens once in a month may be. I m not sure.

Many a times he pings me around 5 or may be at 4 when he is too generous and asks to prepare some report or fix a bug ASAP or look into some new feature as his boss is asking him to deliver it quickly.

I am exactly not sure what conversation they are having regarding it but I am very sure my manager thinks we are just slaves and we have a compulsion to finish the job as soon as it's discovered. The planned task is supposed to be delivered on time anyways.

Let suppose I finish the task, can't I expect some good bonus at the year end because getting hike is like a dream. The same manager tells you have only done sprint related work.

Bring something unique on the table or deliver something which will increase your visibility to higher management.

Bro, I m also getting paid to work for 9 to 6 only. But do you consider that when you assign adhoc requirements almost always and demand to stretch outside the working hours to complete it ASAP. I don't confront you because I am afraid of loosing the job.

Handling releases outside working hour and fixing prod issues on weekend are bonus that i give back to my company.

Don't give bonus or hike, but what about comp off if I work on weekends. You won't get it. These fundamental demands of yours will never be heard because there are many people like you who are unemployed in India and ready to take this same job without a single complain. And recently I heard this has been a bargaining chip to developed country to bring more investments back to India.

And switching a job is not the option here as mostly all Indians be it onsite or offsite have almost the same mentality and there is no escape rout. So just go with the flow of slavery as I need this job to fullfill my commitments.

But I again want to reiterate and tell all the mangers out there you might treat me as a slave but I am not a slave.