This kind of scenario happens when someone has to work on the project which has less learning opportunities due to not enough challenges in ongoing project. He/she can learn the stuff by themselves but it won’t be as sufficient as learning on the actual projects. 
  
 Only way is to clear the interviews, get into good project and improve the knowledge or else stuck in the same company for years without proper growth. 
  
 Sometimes corporate jobs offer is to just doing certifications in terms of upskilling but that’s not enough as real experience on live project is required.

Software Engineer

You were young talent and gave out sharp ideas. Slowly corporate got to you and laziness found it’s way. Knowledge is outdated and your skills restricted to current role. Market scares you but you ...

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

You were young talent and gave out sharp ideas. Slowly corporate got to you and laziness found it’s way. Knowledge is outdated and your skills restricted to current role. Market scares you but you don’t want to confine yourself to current job. Emi’s mounted up leaving you with only option to continue at current place and kickstart your passion and start your learning journey again. Intimidated by new tech and unsure of the direction you oscillate at same point for months together. This is a mid-career question mark. Role says senior, but senior in what? Reaching this inflection point?

Mid-career Question Mark

Automobile Engineer

Mid-career Question Mark- Grapevine

Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

Has anyone else hit this mid-life career wall? How did you rediscover your passion or purpose? Any advice for those of us feeling stuck in our "successful" careers?

The Mid-Career Identity Crisis

Welcome to Product Managers's Private Community

So I graduated from a Tier 1 college (non IIT NIT) in May 2021, majoring in CS, and got a job as a Software Engineer. And then just after a few weeks changed to a more CS based good named company. 

Gonna complete a total 2 years of experience, but not feeling if I want to be in the same profession my entire life (even if I consider becoming an Engineering Manager at some stage, that would easily require me first taking atleast 5 more years as an SWE). Not like I don't like coding etc. but feels like this ain't for me. 

So at this point I'm confused if this is my current job that I am feeling like this and it would get better if I change (there was a false alarm like situation that happened when I started this job, so could be a bias), or go back to school to do an MBA (lately I've been getting attracted to it like a magnet)

Even if I go for an MBA, I would want to try hands on on various specialisations (Sales, Marketing, Operations, Strategy), but will keep a good enough focus on Product, my prior tech knowledge could help me. 

Looking at both options, I've been in a dilemma since a very loooooonnngggg time, unable to decide which one to choose. 

Any people who've been in similar situations, can you please help me out ?

Confused on how to navigate my career. Need Help......

Goin through a mid-career crisis atm.
Overall exp 18 yrs in a mnc bank drawing close to 60 laks CTC. But the growth is stymied and don’t hv visibility of what’s the Development path and how can I get there. Mulling to take a break and prioritise but have some leverage to manage and kids savings.

Wife is working atm but draws significantly lower than me so will have lifestyle challenges if I quit. 

Open to hear suggestions from folks if you’ve had similar experiences and how you managed it?

Mid-career crisis!

Senior Program Manager

So i joined this mature startup 10 months back, and my role as per JD was team leader. Till date I am doing the IC role and doing all day sales calls. I have highlighted the same to my manager and skip level, but always getting answer like it is new product, market situation is no good, we believe in lean structure etc. 

I am tired of doing same shit everyday. What’s your suggestion?

Need some advice !

Sales manager

I’ve been noticing a trend lately and wanted to see if anyone else feels the same. After about 10 years in the tech industry, it seems like a lot of us are shifting towards people or product management roles instead of continuing deep technical work. I get that management roles often come with perks, but it feels like we’re losing out on technical growth.

With how fast the tech space is changing and AI taking over a lot of things, it feels even more crucial to stay updated technically. Is anyone else struggling with this? Is it any different in startups versus big tech companies? How are you dealing with it? Are there ways to stay technically sharp while still advancing your career? Any decision making framework/parameter to evaluate career growth?

The Dilemma of Mid-Career Engineers

Director of engineer

Wanted to say Hi, what do you do, how do you see current phase of your life, how do you look at your career so far, and what do you plan to do in next 5 years, etc.

Any 40+ Grapeviners here?

Solution architect

How to over come feeling defeated and anxious as I grow older in tech field biased towards younger lot and shiny new tech stacks.

Worked in WITCH companies, no hope of getting into product based at 11 yrs exp.

I am no way extraordinary technologically wise nor got chance to work on complex projects just standard Crud apps on different tech stacks like Asp.net and SAP Fiori/Hana.

I shudder to think of being jobless at 50 with no job with no pension and max responsibilities on my shoulders at that time .

Can someone provide pointers how to come out of this rut? I would be grateful🙏🏻

How to overcome midlife career crisis?

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

Analyst

I've turned 27, roughly 3yoe earning 50k which is low but I'm upskilling. Currently due to layoffs, AI news and just a very unhealthy state of IT things are getting very depressing and I personally feel like I've already lost or missed in life. 
People are planning to get married around me everything is so sudden. 

People of grapevine, what advice would you want to give people like me who feel lost. 
Any general advice such as financial planning, lifestyle changes or just tech advice any advice which has helped you to live peacefully and comfortably would be greatly appreciated.

FOMO in tech

Welcome to Data Scientists's Private Community

How do i make a move to change career?
 I feel so stuck with this daily routine and this Job is not exciting me anymore it's been 2 years in a role but I am afraid what if i find a worst role than the current one. 

I am working as a associate consultant and supporting a non tech project here.

Thanks!

Feeling lost in my current role

Associate consultant

Sometimes I feel that the work I am doing in the office is worthless. It is providing no value to the client nor does it help me. I am able to answer the technical questions of the client which help in their business decisions and I think that's what keeps me employed. But I still feel I am wasting my time and I really don't know what I should do. Does anyone else face a similar issue or is it only with me? Also have someone come out of this and would like to share their experiences.

Sometimes I feel that the work I am doing is worthless.

Consultant

I work in analytics consulting with almost 4 years experience and passively looking to switch. What I find is I’m too senior for junior level roles (which ask for 2 years work ex) and too junior for mid senior roles (analytics manager/lead etc).
Anyone else in a similar situation? Any thoughts on how to tackle this?

Mid Senior level roles

Questioning life choices currently. I think I gave taken the wrong path for myself. I don't really know what would suit me.

I know that it's alright to f around and figure out stuff early career but I'm worried about my salary and career trajectory. As in, I do not want to be stuck in entry level roles forever.

What do you think? Any anecdotes?

Would changing fields+jobs frequently affect your career/salary trajectory?

Account manager

I am in a tricky situation with no hopes for promotion soon. Already spent a good 7-9 years of my career here. I want to take a break and rethink, maybe do an MBA or CFA Not sure whether I need a break or am being frustrated and lazy. Not sure if I will pick back that momentum I had in my initial career time.

Also an opportunity has come knocking at the door, for a completely new field when I was mentally preparing myself to disengage from work. What to do, ??

I know it's my decision, but a 3rd person speaking honestly would help me a lot! - Need some good advice!

Life or No life

Senior Consultant

Welcome to Moving Abroad's Private Community

I'm a Senior QA Engineer with 7.5 yoe in gaming, e-commerce domain. 
I've been severely burnt out due to covid, repetitive work in QA and nothing new or building.
I've been exploring and interested in building products, startups, marketing, design, product roles.
I'm in a crossroad to choose the next role I can focus on. 
What would you do if you were in my place?
I'm also thinking to take IELTS and apply for MBA or some masters in Europe. How well would that workout?

Need a perspective, in a crossroad.

Software Test- QA

Welcome to IT Company Discussion's Private Community

At present i feel like I’m struck in my career. Was just thinking of upskilling in different areas rather than my current tech (Pega platform- a nocode low code bpm tool) . Its been 2years in same company started as a fresher. I feel like i need to shift to other company but problem is i didn’t upskilled upto the mark in different domains and for shifting in cueerent domain my company is best in market for using pega.

Just need some advice. TIA

Need some serious advice

Software Developer

I joined the company in Dec of 2021 and since then I have been completing udemy courses and company wide seminars and everything except work.

I got into a project around June and till now I haven't done any work at all. When I ask the manager about this he always says the profile has been sent to the client, they will let us know about work and stuff like that. Towards December he just saw my messages and didn't even reply back.

I was off-boarded from the so-called project a while ago and when I asked about this he says I'll be shifted to another project. "P2P movement" idk what it is.

In summary: on paper I have 1 year experience but I don't have any knowledge about work and I'm functioning like I'm still a fresher. I don't think I can quit as I'm on a two year bond.

I got this job when I was in very desperate times and I'm very grateful for it and the salary I'm getting but I'm still at a place where I can't tell anyone what work I did in 1 whole year in a company. Maybe I can prepare for some competitive exams or prepare for another job, but tbh I don't know anything about anything. 

My friends tell me to chill out since I'm getting paid for doing nothing but I don't feel that, I feel I'm stagnated to a point where I can't see where I'm going to end up in my career. I don't even know if I'm an experienced working professional or still a fresher.

I haven't got any proper work since a year now

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

It's been around 8 months as a Frontend developer working at a Startup. My senior is very fast at coding so he is saying that you should think about that you are made for development or not. I am feeling very demotivated. What should I do now?

My senior is saying me think whether you are made for development or not?

I've been in my current role for a few years now, and I'm starting to feel a bit stagnant. I'm craving a new challenge, but I'm not sure if that means changing jobs or just shaking things up in my current position. 

Have any of you successfully reinvented yourselves within the same company? How did you approach that conversation with your boss? Any advice for breathing new life into a job that's gone stale?

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