What made your career grow?

Share your progress - the journey. - Where did you begin and where are you now? - What motivated you to go the extra mile? - Where do you see yourself in the next few years? - What did you do differently then the rest of the pack? This can serve as a motivation to those of us who wants to improve and as a appreciation for some of us who made themselves a stellar career. Eager to hear your stories. 🔥

I have “hustled” (whatever that means, most times I feel like a fraud) my way to a 60 LPA (no ESOPs and non engineering background) after 5 years. I’ve also realised that the job market has become pretty flat and degrees (ofc there are exceptions) don’t really matter once you have a foot in the door in the “ecosystem”. However, I feel considerably lost (more existential maybe) and have been contemplating an MBA abroad for quite sometime. BUT, I don’t want to take money from my parents and I don’t want to exhaust my savings on one degree. I’m not thoroughly “excited” about networking or just partying for two years and don’t feel very strongly about moving abroad either. I think a foreign MBA just feels like an escape at the moment. However, I don’t know how it’ll solve anything to be honest, since I’ll still have to deal with the larger questions around purpose, what I stand for etc etc. Any thoughts?

Hi, Any internal or ex-internal auditors here ? Good day y'all. If I may ask, How was your career trajectory? How much are you earning now after your experience? If you have moved or planning to move to any different domain, what is your rationale behind it ? Sorry in advance, if my questions are seeming more like an audit enquiry😅😅

I saw a lot of people on Grapevine who earn really well and belong to IT field. My question is for people in business roles, and especially HR role if any (since I aspire to be an HR), how much do you earn? Or mind sharing how to grow in such roles? Thanks in advance

Hi folks, it would be great if the experienced folks here can share the things/path one can learn/follow to level up and become more valuable I am 7 months experienced(2023 passed out) working in a startup, working on Flutter + Go stack, Throughout my college I did Java and React (MERN stack) stuff, I am confused whether I should still revise the java Springboot and React stuff or I should become good at flutter + go stack

Started off my career in 2011 as System Administrator at 5000 INR. By the time I left it in 2012, I had reached 10000INR. Moved to a metro city and started working for a client based MNC at 3L per Annum. After working for 2yrs I had reached at 3.3L INR per annum. Switched job to another city at 9L per annum. I joined as Senior position. Since then I am working at same place and same team. I have grown from Senior position to Managerial position. Salary grew from 9L to 56L INR. I would like to know from your folks, is it a good growth?

Hi Grapevine, I'm Arnav, Director of Engg at Jio Cinema. I previously exited my startup to Scaler. Some of you may know me from ScalerPod. I've also led engineering teams at Zomato & Target. Here to chat with you about my journey in startups, leading engineering teams, and products at scale, among other things. Ask me your question. I'll be back at 8 pm and begin answering!

I’ve recently been appointed as a Product Developer at a medical equipment manufacturing company, and I’m eager to excel in this role. I’m reaching out to gather insights from professionals who have experience in this field. 1. Essential Skills: What specific skills and knowledge are crucial for success as a Product Developer in the medical equipment industry? I'm particularly interested in technical skills, regulatory knowledge, and any soft skills that can enhance my performance. 2. Career Progression: What does the career path look like in this line of work? What roles or opportunities should I aim for in the future to continue growing and advancing in this industry?Any advice, resources, or personal experiences you can share would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your guidance!

A popular thread here on grapevine had some amazing stories on salary hikes. This thread is for the stories of people who let go of higher pay because of some reason. Did you ever let go off higher pay offers than your current pay? Reasons could be anything (comfortable current role, better role somewhere else, took bet on a startup, location constraints, gut feelings, felt higher pay would come with higher pressure, etc.) How did your decision pan out? Would you say you did the right thing?