Study/work now , enjoy later. BULLSHIT. 
  
  
 Later never arrives. Balance is the key. Work and enjoy parallely. You never know whats gonna happen tomorrow.  
  
 As we age, it gets harder to be happy. Today is the youngest you'll ever be.

Data engineer

Senior Associate

Changing jobs frequently can give a negative impression on your profile.

Software Engineer

Tech Lead

College degree doesn't matter. 
  
 It does help a lot with getting jobs.

Generalist

What's the worst advice you've ever followed that you now regret? How did it impact your life when you followed it?

What's the worst advice you've ever followed that you now regret? How did it impact your life when you followed it?- Grapevine

Welcome to Ask Grapeviners's Private Community

What is the best advice you were given that you did not follow and now regret not obeying?

Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

In my org seniors often give random advice, most of it is useless. For example, they once told me that don’t work for money, work for problems, you’ll get money as a outcome.

What’s the worst advice you’ve got in your professional career?

Software Developer

/s

[ also hoping to have some responses from people in their 30s & 40s for insights ]

pls don’t say boards dene ki jagah crypto kharidna tha 2014 me🫠

What’s your biggest regret in life?

Business Analyst

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

for me. i spent college studying for grades and 20s making money in a job I don't like, but never got to make the memories I should've with all my friends. I regret doing all of that

what is your worst mistake professionally?

If we are spiralling, let's spiral right

1. Focused solely on grades in colleges
2. Thought Campus placements were ultimate goal
3. Spent 3 years in a company with 5% increment (once), because it was comfortable
4. Scared to ask even minimum budget while negotiating salary
5. Overthinking every step, still not taking actions to correct or fuck up anything
6. Major major regret - not taking risk of starting own. It also has to do with parenting, but lets not blame.
7. Ran away from public sharing - speaking, athletics, all extracurricular activities for that matter. Kids grow up with zero confidence and looking fat & ugly. (I'm not fat shaming, some fat people look 🤌)

I'll add more, there will be more for sure 😂

Consultant

People over 35 what is one thing you regret from your younger years?

Based on comments Jo career pe focus Kiya use chahiye ladki, aur Jo ladki pe focus Kiya use chahiye career. Grass is always greener on other side.

Product Owner

Product Manager

What is your biggest regret?

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What is some really good advice that you received from someone you did NOT like/look up to?

It can be anything related to not doing something you always wanted to but never did, a mistake you realize you shouldn’t have made, or feelings of not being successful enough. Feel free to share your thoughts.

Do you have any regrets?

Failed to spend enough time with my parents. Life moves really fast. If you're around your parents take care of them, spend time with them and if you're away then make sure you visit them often ☮️

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All the things that one has done so far at times you feel you could have taken different path. 
Could have studies different subject (AI/ML/Tech?) 
Could have started something of your own after passing out from college
Could have work harder on this which can give disproportionate returns( both personal and professional) 
Getting married early and investing as early as possible. 
I try to be grateful for things which I already have (and there are so many) but then there are moments where you feel you could have done better much better actually

How do you deal with regrets

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Hi guys, 
I have between 5-6 years of experience in engineering role (QA/Test automation). However over these years I have found the role to be unfulfilling due to the growth, impact and visibility. 
I have been considering going for a full time executive MBA (In India/Abroad) to switch into a PM/Strategy role. 
Wanted to understand if this is going to be really worth it, considering I will have high chances to start again at an entry level position? Or is this common to do post MBA?

Worth shifting into a PM role after 6-7 years of eng experience?

I have three younger cousins. They don't want to code. They have their clarity. They don't want to pursue any particular engineering stream as well. 

They want to get a decent paying job. Let's say 6-8 lpa start with a path to 15-20 lpa in 4-5 years. 

I tried advising them to not invest a lot of money and four years of time in engineering. Their family is average middle class financially. I told them that I'll advise you what all to learn like content writing, seo, data analytics etc. So do a simple course, save money and rather invest in something that matters for job. 

They did listen but did not get confidence to act. 
All three went for engineering stream. These are private colleges with tier 3ish names. Now they don't get time to put a lot of time because 8-4 is usually college time. Unlike tier 1,2 college where you get campus and a lot of freedom, the colleges usually have a lot of classes and compulsory 80% type attendance. 

Did you face similar situation? What did you advise? Do you think I was giving them right decision?

Did you try advising your cousins not to pursue engineering if they don't want to code?

Your advice is misleading. You don't become a best in class data analyst if you can't code. SEO is a shady business and there isn't growth. Even a PU graduate can do content writing or SEO. Engineering is like a passport. You use the degree to make your career. The number of people earning 20L with 5 yoe with a non engg degree is pretty low. I empathize with the 8-4 struggle. I have seen such people, but they are still better off by doing engineering than anything else. There are other core engineering career options in non-software industry, but you will have to be competitive to secure a decent job even there. There are banking, insurance etc. Even these require people to be competitive. There is no free lunch. May be in European nations, but these won't last long.

Analyst

Everything makes sense in retrospect. Sometimes we wish we took the advice that was given to us but fail to comprehend it. I'll start - money doesn't equal happiness;sadly. It'll get you to 70% faux happiness. But it's the 30% remaining percent that counts.

What's the best advice you were given but you ignored it

Growth Marketer

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

Background: I'm about to start my corporate journey and one of the advices I recieved was 
"Don't take things personally, and treat most feedback as a chance to improve and not resent!" 

What would you advice your younger self, about to step out in the corporate world? 

Drop some wisdom!

What advice would you give to your younger self?

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I've got a package around 40 LPA with 4 yrs exp, with 1.8L as take home

Now, my parents are looking to buy a house at my home town (tier 2 city). It costs around 65L, so have to a loan of around 50L which will be around 65k EMI every month for the next 10 years

Also I'm passionate about working on side projects doing some part time gigs, share around 40k to my family for their needs. This house loan will have a burden on me for sure, do you think it's the right decision to take home now or maybe postpone it to later?

Is House Loan better early in your career?

Senior Data Engineer

Back in 2018, I had an offer from a fast-growing fintech startup. The salary was lower, the hours looked brutal, and the whole thing seemed risky. I chose to stay at my comfortable Big Tech job instead. Fast forward to now: that startup just went public, and early employees are instant millionaires. Meanwhile, I'm still grinding away at the same desk, wondering "what if?" Has anyone else passed up a high-risk, high-reward opportunity for security? How do you cope with the regret?

I turned down a job at a unicorn startup to stick with my stable corporate gig. Now they've IPO'd and I'm kicking myself. What 'playing it safe' decision do you regret the most?

Please mention your generation- GenZ Millennial GenX

I have a hunch there will be patterns emerging here, but let's see how it goes

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