Women of grapevine, if you had to share one advice with your younger self what would it be?
Professional career related advice
BlackSorbet
Stealth
a year ago
Don't get married until before 30 !
Gus
Stealth
a year ago
Genuinely curious- why 30?
Till 30 you have seen a pool of people, so you know who is husband material, you ould have worked on side hustle if any. Not possible after marriage.
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MutedFlow57
Stealth
a year ago
Get out of your hometown as soon as possible. That comfort zone will not help you grow as a person.
LordPuneet
Stealth
a year ago
Is this true for men too?
MutedFlow57
Stealth
a year ago
Yes.
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From a woman - get married soon. Don't get carried away pop propaganda like work for passion, live as you wish, company values and some such rubbish in the corporate world. At 50 years of age, you would care about sharing your life with someone. Corporate world cares a foot about any woman's well being for all their propaganda. Keep your personal life as your first priority and treat corporate world like a speck of dust on your feet. And listen to your parents more than the feminist propaganda that float around on the internet with 1000s egging, lying and deluding you with plenty of false hopes that you can have it all in life. There is only one genuine player in your life, your parents. Neither friends, nor colleagues, nor any random person on internet including me.
BlackSorbet
Stealth
a year ago
Looking at your comments from another thread and this one , you don't seem to be a woman for sure !
Spreading stupid propaganda eh ? 😂
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Work_in_progress
Stealth
a year ago
Don’t seek validation from others. Master the art of personal branding.
Please don’t put generic advice with a random picture of yours on linkedin after readinf this “advice” 😭😭
Work_in_progress
Stealth
a year ago
Didn’t really understand your comment. Did it imply that this advice was generic? I honestly said this basis what I would tell my younger self :) Based on what I seriously should have worked towards 😊
Ahh! Finally a comment not involving “marriage”Phew, that was a long scroll😮💨
How do you come up with a number/range for salary that you think you should be paid? (Not considering years of exp.. just cuz I think YOE isn’t the best evaluator of skills)
And what are the ways one can assess their own skills compared to the other peers within their industry(same job role and level)?
Toph56
Stealth
a year ago
Back yourself, don’t be overly critical of yourself. Take those damn chances even if you feel you are not a 100% ready.
Kill that damn self-doubt 😭 , practice gratitude with each hike/milestone. And chase knowledge, it will reap rewards in known ways
Never undersell your skills. Don’t be afraid to ask for what you’re worth.
RagePank
Stealth
a year ago
Don't stay up all night. Sleep at a sane time. Latest by 1.30-2am.
RagePank
Stealth
a year ago
Okay, I read "women of grapevine" later. A man here. Commented by mistake.
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BlackSorbet
Stealth
a year ago
Put in efforts to maintain your close circle of friends forever ! Sooner or later you will realise the importance of your 4 am friend and your inner circle of confidants !
Life is quite lonely out here and as you age irrespective whether you stay with your family or your partner.
Sisterhood always ! 🙂
Friends are mostly fake. They matter only till college. You don't make any real friends in office. Simple, just count the number of honest friends you made in college as against the ones you made in the corporate world. As you change companies, even the ones you made in the previous company will be out of touch. This number will go further down as your age. Also, female friends are a lot more selfish than male friends Nothing good or bad about it. It's just the way they are. Life gets more and more lonelier if you don't have a family to fall back on.
BlackSorbet
Stealth
a year ago
@Tempo my friend, I'm not sure what you're going through in life. But I'm sorry for life giving you a real hard time. Life is not that hard as you imagine. May be its just a phase you're going through. It shall pass.
Friends are not limited to school/college or office. Just look around where you live, your social circle, your community etc you can make friends whenever you want. But it does require a lot of effort to maintain, which was my whole point. And you should definitely have a circle of close friends for your own mental health.
This is truly coming from my personal experiences.
Just do it... On the way you'll figure it out on your own!✨
1. Try to Give back to those who come from a similar position or background as you did. Pay it forward
2. Always keep people around you who give you a sense of perspective on your own career and challenges you faced getting here.
Makes you saner as a person and gives you a comfort level reaching out to other folk you want to learn from
HiHello21
Stealth
a year ago
Be fearless, speak out. Don't let "what will others think" limit you.
Get your anxiety diagnosed and have faith in the healing process 🤗
Don't let the imposter syndrome cripple you. Most women face it at some point in time and it's normal. It's only a sign that you're pushing yourself to do better, aim higher. You are more capable than your fears.
Createlife
Stealth
a year ago
I would say
Meet more people, network. Attend events.
Travel solo
Find a passion project early in life.
Create a side hustle be it whatever
Read more books.
Write often.
Put yourself out in the world.
Personal branding.
Go to toastmasters.
Never give a damn.
So on and onnn
sunnysideup
Stealth
a year ago
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