Service Class has no social capital

What is the social life for people who have spent >10 years away from their hometowns working in the corporate in metro cities? Do you have a social circle at your work city? How did you meet new people over your work life?

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Reality of market value for people in 40s and 50s: most people find themselves replaceable, their market value drops and difficult to switch career. Thoughts/comments?

1. You’re not in Big 4 for the money early in your career. Your 20s should be spent laying the foundations of your career in your late 20s to early 40s. 2. Money will never be fantastic compared to industry. People aren’t paying Big 4s for expertise, they’re paying for temporary / agile resource allocation or because something requires external parties (e.g., external audit, independent reviews etc.). 3. You can absolutely succeed outside the Big 4, but YMMV. For every industry success story, there’s always someone who worked at a great company but got stuck playing musical chairs, screwed by a restructure, thrown under terrible leadership or just lacked that sweet serendipity that everyone needs to score that next promotion. The Big 4 by comparison provided structured training and career progression. The price you pay for this is money and work life balance. 4. Recruiters love ex big 4 hires just like why they love CAs. It’s a reliable stamp on someone’s CV to shows that someone’s gone through an appropriate level of professional training and professional experiences. For example when hiring an experienced senior / manager I’d be comfortable that they’d have experience coaching new staff, people managing, advising senior leaders or even navigating complex political environments. 5. Networking and its benefits are never felt immediately. The people who realise this too late are always the ones who get caught with their pants down in the middle of job interviews or complex matters at work. They often have no friends, peers or ex colleagues to turn to for advice or just as a general sounding board. You’ll realise just how many people you know in various companies/roles once you leave the Big 4.

I was always fascinated with corporate designations. Category MANAGER HEAD of Marketing VP of Sales CEO Now I know everyone going through same shit, life is harsh on everyone if not equally People on LinkedIn are pretty fancy in these terms Grapevine has levelled this to great extent I can now see people as humans, designations are just added tags

I have identified my limiting factors here 1. Introvert, very bad at small talk (any talk for that matter) 2. My first reaction to networking is to get a job, and when that doesn't happen; there's no common table I know networking does not restrict itself to referrals for next job, it can also develop into partnerships that may not even need you to work at a job But how? Also, how do you guys keep in touch with accomplished friends? Everytime I message them, I feel so little.

Recently I’ve been hearing from so many tech bros and young devs who lack a social life, who are really lonely and are in need of some social circles, these guys make a ton of money but still they are deeply unhappy because of no social interactions or social life, Bangalore can actually be depressing if you move there to work, don’t have college friends around, really difficult to find groups where you would fit in, everyone needs an out, what are your thoughts?

I have my senior managers who are 32-33 and are making 1cr+ per year. What do people do at the age of 40 or 50 Is there a scope for further salary increments or role increments? Unless someone works at a company like HUL, what is the future?

What’s your salary? Is it on EMI?

Personally- I feel they are very averse to change and are promoters of politics within teams. Pls comment on your thoughts