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Hi all, I have noticed that the experienced senior people around me [ ICs, EMs, etc ] have too much work and they are always in a work mode. Seeing them makes me wonder whether I would want to be like them in the future. All the senior experienced people here, how stressful / hectic / difficult is your work life as you move up the corporate ladder? Is it even worth it to chase meaningless numbers, and promotions, and grow up the career ladder?

But with time I realised it is better to maintain a fine balance between blindly chasing money and thinking money is not important to be happy.

An aging violinist, her hands trembling, played a melancholy tune on the subway. A businessman tossed a coin in her case without looking. A young girl, however, stopped, mesmerized. Later, the violinist found a note tucked in her case: "Thank you for the beautiful music. It made my day a little brighter." The girl had signed it with a simple heart. The violinist smiled. Sometimes, the greatest impact is on those who appreciate the art, not just those who can afford it. Moral: True value isn't always measured by wealth or recognition. It's the impact you have on others.

1. You are building a software that otherwise could be built by a 12 year old kid, if given proper training. 2. You cannot code if I cut off google, stackoverflow & related websites. 3. You are just concerned about producing the output quickly because a. your work is time bound, b. you want to stand out from others. 4. You attend countless meetings that carry no value, thanks to Agile. 5. 10 people write code for the same software which otherwise could have been written by 1 person. 6. You write pages of documents just because you are expected to write for the team, compliance & stuff. 7. You don’t care about non-functional requirements as nobody asked for it. 8. You are spending hours together in coding a simple thing & you are branded a hard-worker. 9. Or you don’t spend much time in coding because you impress people with tech jargons that you learnt recently. You are branded a smart-worker. 10. The code you write will be completely rewritten in next 3-4 years just to catch up with the industry trends. 11. Your only goal is to earn loads of money which otherwise could not be earned in other engineering fields. That’s one of the reasons why you are on grapevine. Prove me wrong if you can, by commenting your opinion.

What’s the most important career advice you’ve ever received? It could be anything, an advice from your colleague, a lesson you learnt the hard way, or a piece of wisdom that changed your perspective! 🌟🌟

Those who are earning more than 1 lakh per month. Share your journey how you reached there and also some tips.