‘Software engineers, do not call’: Matrimonial ad amuses Twitter

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It’s not uncommon to see matrimonial advertisements going viral on social media for their weirdly specific list of requirements. One such ad is currently making the news for seeking a groom who is not a “software engineer”.

In a day and age where the IT sector is considered lucrative for its high-paying jobs, the matrimonial ad is raising eyebrows for specifically demanding a groom who is not a software engineer.

Instead, the newspaper ad seeks a groom for a 24-year-old “fair beautiful MBA girl from Rich Family Business Background” who must be “IAS/IPS, Working Doctor (PG), Industrialists/Businessman from the same caste”.

“Software engineers, kindly do not call,” the ad reads.

Future of IT does not look so sound. pic.twitter.com/YwCsiMbGq2

— Samir Arora (@Iamsamirarora) September 16, 2022

On the microblogging platform, many found the ad hilarious, but others seemed less amused.

Don't Worry..
All Engineers has a Default Skill of Proposing Girls ..!
They Don't Need Matrimonial Support...! https://t.co/8z12cpbpsz

— MADANE SANDEEP : LISTEN Through us (@madane_sandeep) September 20, 2022

This is professional discrimination #engineersUnite https://t.co/ZxQQ5YLZ6e

— Priya (@radha763) September 20, 2022

By that logic, future of India doesn't look good because today even after a good higher education and rich and prosperous background, if the person is keeping caste over everything then there is something really wrong!

— Shivani Pradhan (@IamShivaniPradh) September 16, 2022

“Same caste”?

This is major current & future issue.

— Ignored India (@IgnoredIndia) September 16, 2022

That's from more than 7 years ago. But still a classic. pic.twitter.com/W1hBYK2e4z

— tosh (@tosh1098) September 16, 2022

This is not the first time an ad has gone viral for its bizarre nature. In November last year, one ad drew the internet’s ire for its problematic set of requirements – including the woman’s bra and feet size.

The year before that, an ad seeking a bride not addicted to social media had created a huge buzz, ironically enough, on social media.