If you are happy with it...be happy... if not then change it... Is it hard to determine if u are happy or not??

System Engineer

Apologies for the long post. Context settings is very much needed, I believe.  I haven't been very ambitious about my IT career, but at the same time always tried to contribute to the best of my ab...

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Apologies for the long post. Context settings is very much needed, I believe.

I haven't been very ambitious about my IT career, but at the same time always tried to contribute to the best of my abilities.

Total 17 YOE with about 3 years of UPSC preparation in between. I have worked with one of the WITCH companies for 15 years before moving to TCS. 


Now for the last two years in TCS I feel like I haven't tried to get mapped to a role matching my abilities. Have been doing the same scrum master role which I used to do 5-6 years back. The reason mostly has been that I don't want a role too demanding, i guess.

Got opportunities for client partner role in middle East, but flatly denied owing to family constraints.

Aim is to secure decent savings and early retirement, if/when possible.

The question that keeps haunting me, if this is the right thing to do? Or shall I put more efforts to progress my career.

How to approach this phase

Project Manager

How to approach this phase- Grapevine

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

- I recently given my final year exams of B.tech (cse) in June 2024.

- Currently working remotely as fullstack engineer intern from last 4 months (25k stipend p.m), will get final decision about PPO in August.

- after working I don't really like the culture of the company and I am also not seeing any growth in this company, so I have made my mind to not work at here any more.

- at the same time I am feeling that I have lost my interest in programming , I don't know why but the idea of growing as a software developer in career i.e sde1->sde2....tech lead -> CTO is not exciting to me right now.

- I come from very humble background, I am the first graduate in my family, I have done B.Tech by taking education loan of (4.95lakh), I have no senior whom I can talk to about my situation and who can genuinely guide me .

- my family financial condition is very poor, I have 2 siblings who need money for their education as well, I need money to eliminate the daily  unnecessary financial worries/disputes in my family.
 
- I enrolled into Btech in 2020 by seeing all the high packages people are getting right after college , so I thought the career prospects are good after doing Btech in cse , apart from this I always  had this thought of doing my own venture sometime in future and I thought business knowledge can be gained easily than the techincal knowledge so let's first gain the hard to acquire knowledge i.e technical (programming) because in today's age every business is a tech first business.

- I had initial plan of getting a high paying job (1lakh/month) ,improve my family financial situation, save money in order to invest in my ventures and create secondary sources of income and then leave my job 

- but now I have realised that I had started out with a wrong goal in the first place ,(my assumption was that once I get a high paying job as sde I will only work for 9-5 and rest of the time will be spend on side hustles(investing,real estate,ventures etc))

- this is not the reality in my current understanding, as due to competition I need to spend all my time and energy on one thing in order to get success.

-  the idea of spending all my time and energy to become a good sde looks limiting to me as in future it will only open doors to  sde roles and I will not get roles where I can contribute to the business side (which I am interested in)

- my loan repayment will start from from next year June.

- I want roles where I can contribute directly to the business side of company, roles that give me the real insights about the market (i.e business analyst, data analyst, consultant, P.M etc)

- when I think of leaving what I am currently doing and prepare for such roles I got horrified by the idea of starting from scratch , and not getting the new job role timely before my loan repayment starts .

What should I do pls guide me as a mentor/big brother 🙏🏻 

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Pls Help me in getting clarity about my career/life

Software Developer

Context

Age: 30
Current Company: TCS
Current Compensation: 19 LPA
YOE: 4
Designation: Senior UX Designer.

The client I have been working for is a US based tech conglomerate and they are happy with my work. I make sure I deliver all the requirements on time without compromising on the quality, document my work very well, be available for any support and troubleshooting. Though the work is hectic, I am happy that I am able to grow and learn new things. I work on the weekends, holidays without any comp off and I also sometimes work late in the night at 2 AM etc. I admit that I am burnt out but since I am recognised and appreciated for my work, it motivates me to continue the grind. I make sure that the quality f my work isn't questioned as the standard the client has is pretty high.

Due to this, I am unable to upskill, work on my own profile and prepare for interviews. I am a graduate from a tier 1 institute for the field I work in and all my peers are earning 36+ LPA. I know that I need to upskill, switch jobs as that is the only way out. I take more time than necessary to complete tasks and hence I have to work beyond the designated hours. Now for me to take up time for upskilling, the only way out is to deliver the bare minimum that can help me to continue to be allocated while I upskill myself to make a switch. I have wasted years of my life by being in TCS and it's high time for me to make a switch. I am underconfident in terms of my skills and all i have to do is to work on my own skills. 

Is delivering mediocre quality of work the only way out? I don't want to do this as my work is my identity but I see no way out in order to make time. Please help me out.

Is compromising on the client deliverables the only way to make time for upskilling

Product Designer

I joined TCS 3yrs ago and since then I couldn't switch. I am planning since last year March but actually not able to work on it. Even I couldn't apply actively. Currently I am involved in a role which has nothing to do with development and I feel bit less confident. So I want to know why it is so hard to leave? Does everyone feel same? Is this ecosystem somewhat responsible for this?

Why is it so hard to leave first company?

6 YOE joining 5th company next month.  
    
  Never let a retard shame you for job hopping.  
  Job hopping is one of the fewest ways to attain some economic mobility in this shithole country.   
  For a corporation understand that you're a fungible resource. They'll throw you under the bus once you've outlived their utility. Always lookout for your own personal interest first.

Software Engineer

Welcome to Ask Grapeviners's Private Community

What is one career mistake or decision you’re glad you avoided?

One of the best decisions I made was dodging my ex-manager when she moved to CTS as an SD. She pulled her entire previous team under her, tried her best to convince me too, but I’d had enough from the last program and stayed clear, dint go. Now, all those who followed her are struggling, except her little favorites. She joined as a Director and fast-tracked to SD by setting up a COE in just one year. Meanwhile, the others are stuck in a mess, listening to her “I gave you life, be grateful” speech like modern-day slaves, caught between a rock and a “please worship me” wall. that’s one circus I’m glad I skipped!🤣🤣🤣 
  
 From that point on, I decided no more chasing after previous managers. You’ll just end up stuck forever, hearing the classic “I gave you life, I brought you here, and now you’ve betrayed me” drama. Not falling for that trap🤩!

Associate Manager

I am really feeling bad and stuck,  I am not getting what to do next after 14 yrs of IT Experienced. Facing difficulties and not getting good opportunities to up skill and not being able to manage work and family. I don't have soft skills to move to management or client face role, solution architecture. I am feeling my career going to end. Kindly suggest me.

What to do after 13yrs of IT Experience

DevOps Engineer

Welcome to Product Managers's Private Community

Hey folks

So im looking out for a switch. I have overall 2.5yrs of experience with 1.3 yrs in product.

Im looking for APM roles preferably in Delhi/Gurgaon location, but open to pune, bangalore as well.

Im facing a lot of micromanagement at my current firm from the founder(since he heads product & tech) & i dont have ownership in my role. Even the director of PM shares the same frustration.

I feel like after a year of working here i wont have much to show in my cv in core product work. 

Just to give an example: i started an initiative to call customers for general feedback(satisfaction, whether they actually want what we are doing) & i was told to shut it down & work on things which doesnt have any customer validation.

If there are any opportunities available, kindly reach out. Any help would be appreciated.

TIA🙂

Anyone hiring APMs

Product Manager

I wanted to reach out for some advice regarding my current situation at work. I’m working as a Guidewire developer, but I’m feeling quite stuck. I have no interest in this because the demand for Guidewire skills seems to be very limited, with only a few service-based companies utilizing it, and the compensation in those companies is quite low.

I have aspirations to work at top companies in roles like frontend, backend, or DevOps. However, my heavy workload is making it challenging to prepare for these transitions. I’m worried that if I continue in this position for several years, my experience will be viewed as irrelevant when applying elsewhere, as companies are not actively seeking Guidewire engineers.

I feel like I’m not growing in my current role and would really appreciate any suggestions or insights you might have on how to navigate this situation.

I am feeling depressed these days due to this problem. Should I take a bold step and resign?

Trapped in my career : Searching for a way forward

Currently I’m a software engineer in corporate. But now my company has full demotivated environment and I’m not able to work or deliver my tasks.
I’m applying for other companies also . But don’t even get interviews scheduled.

What should i do?
Should i go for govt jobs also?
Should i resign first then decide?
Should i continue working ?
Should i think about career switching?

My brain itself is not braining , and filled with such thoughts.

What to do?

I have been working with Infosys for past 5years(total exp) and my current salary is 20LPA CTC. I work on Apple projects and the work has become repetitive over the last three years, primarily focusing on Java, Spring, Microservices, and Elasticsearch. I really want to join a product company now, for better compensation and more engaging work, but I’m uncertain how to proceed. 
I’ve just been writing APIs and scheduled jobs, and at this point I think I know nothing beyond it. The thought of facing the interview processes of tech giants for senior roles is daunting.  
Where should I start from? How do I regain my competence?

How do I get out of my career stagnancy? HELP

I was recently impacted by layoff and having 20yrs of exp into application support and service management with last 10yrs grown into a middle management role(limited tech hands-on and no dev experience nor CS background)

While I am financially ok atm and can manage staying at home for next 12-24 months, I am not financially independent yet. its getting too boring and I want to get back into some sort of work routine as I am keen on retirement yet.

Challenges I am seeing with finding a new opportunity:

- The job market seems to be quite restricted for senior roles with that experience
- Few that came across were at a substantial low salary.  
- Some others required significant hands-on experience 

Thought process::

- While salary is not a major concern, I am not sure if I makes sense to take a pay cut.
- Given the speed of tech changes, not sure what kind of learning/certification would be helpful
- Even if I do tech self-learning, lack of practical hands-on seems to be a drawback
- At 40+ while I am open to work hard and learn, i view is to find a job and learn into it , rather than other wat round

Any guidance/pointers would be appreciated. As would any leads/introductions on suitable opportunities you know of.

What next at 40+

Start a hotel of your own or a small CCD why work in boring mncs

Analyst

I sometimes feel that I have fallen behind in life. Majorly in career. Even after 10 years of work ex, I'm still making 28 Lpa only. Some People (not the hardworking ppl) who've started after me have made much progress, not thru effort, but blind luck. Is it wrong to feel this way?

Taken behind in life

Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

Hi all,
3 yoe
Currently very comfortable in a role but not much learning. Very good manager, not much pressure, know in and out of current task but its stagnant now
Not much growth
Living a comfortable life
TC 15

Now have a new offer will have to relocate to mumbai, and then the whole hustle begins

I am having second thoughts on choosing new offer, can people with experience lay down their thoughts

Early stage career advice

Context: almost 5 YOE, BTech + MBA both from tier 3. Current CTC 32LPA including variable and retention bonus (24.3 is fixed). I work as an APM in a pharma consulting organisation (which also has a SaaS platform) in Pune. 

Recently Got an offer from a tier 1 consulting company (not MBB but close enough) for a pretty new role of product + project management for one of their saas tools. The offer is 20% hike on my fixed + variable upto 15% + 2L JB. And it’s in Mumbai which is my hometown. I tried negotiating but the hiring manager said this is the best offer they can give. 

The job role will require infrequent travel to client locations and overall seems interesting. 

I’m in a dilemma if I should accept or not because the brand is infinitely better than my current organisation and will open up exit opportunities to MBB. On the other hand my professional growth in current organisation seems stagnant as there is not a lot to learn here but monetary growth has been good. (10-15% hikes every year).

Need genuine advice on switching

I am currently having 17 years experience mostly as manual tester with short experience in automation. My current CTC is 16 LPA. Not getting any calls & stuck in the organisation. Not sure what to do with so many years of experience. I was stuck with Healthcare Projects where they don’t let people go out of Healthcare. No Upskill nothing working long hours. Please guide me.

What’s the next step for me?

Test Engineer

Hi,
I have almost 8 YOE in software development. I was in my comfort zone and spent 6.5 years in a service based Indian MNC on a legacy project, where I only did what was assigned. I don't think I have good skills in the technology I was working on. 

Then I switched and I wasn't informed but when I got into the new company which did pay me much better, my technology got changed. Now earlier I was working on a very highly used technology, but now I am on a niche technology which is less used and might disappear in say 10 years.

I am worried about the future.
I don't know if I should go back to the technology in which I was working earlier (C#.net), or learn a newer tech like data science or AI and try to start fresh or continue with the one I am working on(a Telecom billing solution).
Can you please suggest to me the path?

Need help with career path

Hi, I'm from Chennai and I have four offers:

1. 30 CTC - TCS Chennai (5 days work from office)
2. 26 CTC - Product company, Chennai (5 days work from office)
3. 26 CTC - Service-based company, Chennai (2 days work from office)
4. 32 CTC - Product company, Bangalore (5 days work from office, relocation) - Salary negotiation in progress. What's the minimum salary I should target for relocation?

Seeking advice on offer selection

Technical Specialist

Hi 

I have relevant experience in a software application however I wanted to upgrade myself with a latest application as many others in my team.

I phased up a lot of wait time and finally a no
and have to forcefully leave the company now.

I lost all my confidence and in a dilemma now of where and how can I pickup to crack a job and start performing.

I had no career or educational gap

Please Can anyone  advise me

Challenges with Career transition

I am a 2023 cse grad, I am a bit demoralised, I feel I did not achieve what I aimed for even after large amount of grind and great profile, I aimed for placements in mncs but still got ghosted, I have around 600 applications in different tech companies, Should I aim to leave IT after few years or be patient to let market bounce stronger?

What should I do?

I am aged 30 ,UM ,Male , have been working in IT for close to 9 years now . But I never had an option to quit this job  due to my family financial situations. Now I saved enough money for my parents. I want to switch my career to Semiconductors technology (Chip designing, Physical design etc ). I don’t have any prior experience or not even workshops experience in that field but I always wanted to be. It might sound like foolish thought, but I feel like hell here doing this job without any interest (but I always received outstanding feedback from my leadership as well as clients). If I continue here , my next designation would be Manager.

Long story but here are my questions …

1. Should I continue in IT or switch my career ? 
2. I won’t get same package as that I m getting ryt now But Does organisations accept my reason and provide an opportunity aa fresher ? 
3. As I m unmarried and don’t have anyone other than my parents as my dependents and habituated to a peaceful for quite some time, Is it a good decision to pursue my career now , knowing the fact that I might struggle with financial needs.? 

Your genuine answer could help people like me who are trapped in this kind of dilemma.. TIA

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