Yeah, you are right. He is called an IT professional. The IT man (or shall we call him ‘itian’?) constitutes his own class. He forgets the world, gets absorbed to his task and then finds himself as an alien among his family-members and friends (non-'itians', of course). There are number of witty incidents about 'itians' but we would bring here just a small episode to cheer you up.

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“Somewhere in the vicinity of Rs 12 to Rs 15 lac per annum, depending on the fringe benefits you offer,” was the confident response from the young technocrat.
“Well, and what would you say to a package comprising of fully furnished three-bedroom flat, chauffeur driven luxury car, two-week paid leave, six-week vacation, 5-day working week, full medical reimbursement for you and your dependents, and of course a 50% contribution to your retirement fund’, enquired the Interviewer.
The young man was startled, sat up straight and exclaimed in disbelief: “Wow! Are you joking?”
“Yes, I’m”, “but tell me, who started it?”