1 day agoFirst job is toughI was talking to a new joinee in team as a software developer (Android) having two years experience. He complained of feeling lonely and unsure about settling down. He is a millennial on his third job in three years. …1 min read1 min read
Dec 11, 2022My advice to younger me at workI valued skill and intent over experience in my 20s and 30s. I believed the ‘experienced’ as team members had little much to do except delegating tasks. I felt ‘leadership’ to be a jargon and my seniors benefitted from the hard work of youngsters in their teams. My days as…2 min read2 min read
Nov 8, 2022‘Fear’ drives me at work. I am not sure.I’m usually (not always) driven at work because I want to be the best at what I do. Most days at work, I want to provide value to my team and help my company succeed. When at work, I seek purpose and target to make some progress on each of…2 min read2 min read
Oct 22, 2022Is Sports channel the most preferred at a Bar?I wonder if this is true. Anyone who relates to this? My judgement about sports channel played in mute with loud music in background as the best setting to keep guests in a trans mode. Keep drinking and talking. I hardly tried any of the other bars in the city…1 min read1 min read
Mar 11, 2022Work Story: How can you be allowed to travel?Work Story: How can you be allowed to travel? I was standing with My boss (MD) of the Company outside a hotel where we concluded a meeting. This is mid 2014. I said, “I am going for another bike trip to Ladakh.” My boss standing next to me turned to…Business2 min readBusiness2 min read
Jan 23, 2022Work Stories: Managing expectations is not easyMy mentor recommended me to promoters of a sales outsourcing company in Delhi. I joined as a finance guy but was to work on strategic agendas. It looked like a force-fit role since they already had a CA working as a finance controller. For the first month, I stayed at…Work3 min readWork3 min read
Jan 20, 2022Work Stories: My First realization at Companies to work for in futureI changed two jobs in less than 9 months of quitting my first job. The first one was with a large Indian Insurance company- a joint venture with a global conglomerate. My role seemed a minuscule one that lacked any purpose and meaning. …2 min read2 min read
Jan 16, 2022Work Stories: Eventful first year at workThe first two years at the first job (2005–07) were eventful. I traveled for 2 hours to work carrying the 14-inch wide and 8 kg heavy laptop hanging from one of my shoulders. Backpacks were not yet popular back then while going to work. At work, every assignment was the…Work2 min readWork2 min read
Jan 14, 2022Work Stories: When I could not say No!In June 2005, I completed the coursework requirement for the Doctoral program at NITIE. Bored as a full-time student, I decided to find a job with a company. Turned out to be a waste of time, as I could not find a job that my skills would fit into. …Work2 min readWork2 min read
Jan 11, 2022Work Stories: My friend’s persistence wins over my procrastinationOne of my MBA batchmates visits me at the college. I was surprised and happy that he came to see me while I faired poorly in my socialization skills. We hardly talked much during our MBA years. …1 min read1 min read
