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Career Growth
2w (edited)
pleasantfox
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works at
Insurance Sector

Stability vs Growth

I worked in a company for 20 years and suddenly put off role. Searching jobs I realised I am over age for various roles that I could do and less experienced for Leadership Roles as my exposure was limited. I always thought I am earning decent money and can work another 7 years and retire at 50. Though the younger generation is much smarter I still want to advise them (BFSI specific) * Work in a role for max 2-3 years and switch when you feel you are done. * By age of 30, if you are still earning less than 10 lakh you are not growing * By age of 35 you must become AVP as no company will hire AVP if you are more than 36. *Be loyal to your self, not your organization. * Most importantly save atleast 30% or more of whatever your CTC. Donot spend much with every raise. * Buy a property, and pay loans before 35. In tough times it's only Savings that give you cushion and peace nothing else
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a senior accountant
1w
I Think 5 years se zyada kisi company mein nahe hona chahiye
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lightbringer
1w
works at
@a senior accountant 5 saal nahi, 2 saal se zyada nahi rahna ek company me unless good raise mila to.
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a senior accountant
1w
[lightbringer](username) Gratuity mil jati hai and afcourse agar growth mila . But sab milake 5 years is maximum
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lightbringer
1w
works at
@a senior accountant Bro, my bhi 7.7 year ek hi company me kara sirf 1.6 lakh gratuity mili jo base salary par depend hai calculation.
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lightbringer
1w
works at
@a senior accountant 7.7 year ek hi company me is my biggest mistake
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hoofhearted
2w
A Senior Software Engineer
Such a grounded perspective. These are the kind of hard truths we rarely hear in corporate townhalls.
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an assistant manager
2w
Sach bolu toh “loyalty” ka sabse zyada faayda HR ko hota hai, employee ko rarely. Sahi bola sir!
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chrispbacon
2w
An Assistant Manager
This hit hard. We often confuse stability with growth, thanks for this reality check
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jpraik323415
4d
First off all ..i will say best of luck for your future ... this is pain of every struggler .. you have written absolutely correct.. but bina thokar kae banda nahi sambaltha ... some bad experience will give you more understanding of life .. so do experiments in yo.ur life and enjoy this tough situation with cool attitude
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mohmaya
2w
works at
Wish someone told me this at 25. Now doing damage control in my 30s
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pleasantfox
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2w
[mohmaya](username) 30s is good, in 40s this can hit hard
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veganbob
2w
works at
Totally agree. Curious though, would you still recommend staying in BFSI for someone starting out?
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pleasantfox
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2w
[veganbob](username) BFSI can give you good learning experience if you are just new, wealth managers earn well. Backend offers lot of learning, you can just explore. Sector is big with many listed companies, so career can be good and long .
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a team lead
2w
Retirement plan: earn > save> get replaced > live on savings. This post is free career therapy.
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monumentalfire
1w
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aeronexatravel
i worked with refundback company on google and it was very good
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a digital marketer
1w
Totally disagree...may be someone started late!
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loyalpunch
1w
I am working in an organization from past 7 years. Am 30 now. NIT-IIT but still stuck at 14 LPA. Also the environment in this org is highly politicised and unfair.
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punctualcircuit
2w
works at
golden rule of career Switch karne ka mauka mile, toh switch maar lo , zyaada lloyaty ke chakkar mein khud ka hi kat ta hai
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sabkibiwi
2w
A Senior Executive
loyalty sirf dogs ke liye achhi hoti hai, employee ke liye nahi
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therock94
1w
works at
Thanks for sharing this.
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lesspine
6d
works at
Thankyou for the advice
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khushoe
2w
Love this. Especially the savings part. Starting early makes compounding feel like magic later
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sumthingwong
2w
An Ops Executive
Some might call this “cynical.” I call it “real.” Anyone who disagrees hasn’t seen layoffs yet.
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