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I am posting here looking for some suggestions. My mom is about 63 years of age, has worked most of her life and then travelled. But lately after retiring and covid her morale and energy has come down drastically. I was talking to her today asking her start volunteering at either at NGOs etc. Do you guys know of certain NGOs/Schools where they would allow people to Volunteer in Bangalore? Any leads would be helpful

I took a career break due to health issues of my mom. when i resigned i was able to get few offers but didn't join as i was needed at home. this is around 2 months back now i'm back looking for new roles. should i mention this in my resume? like the company names of offers i got back then ? any views how to navigate this coming back to job market. also what about compensation, should i expect them to match the earlier offers or expect some hike on this

If your parents are above 55 & are not working, how do they stay busy/active without usual work ? What do they do exactly?

Has anyone here with Tech work experience (India) (not from MAANG or any reputed companies, or tier 1 colleges ) taken a career break for personal reasons ? Not talking essential leaves maternity break or something like that, but more like for well being/upskilling/travel etc, whatever it maybe. Could you share your experience ? What was your experience like getting back to work/interview experience ? I am considering taking one myself. I know this is normalised on Europe, but I feel in India, many people (esp. some recruiters) find this weird and most people are even scared about taking a break. Thoughts ?

Hello everyone, Posting here on behalf of my friend. Hi, I have 3yoe and have been in a lot of testing and support project. I started my career with Capgemini. Was put in a testing project. Spent 2 years in api and ui testing. Never really learned anything as there wasn't any scope, just did what was necessary. This year switched to cognizant and got good hike. But here also I'm put in a support project . I monitor etl pipelines and if a particular pipeline fails run a couple of query to bring it up. That's all. I wanted to know if I study Java or python and practice in leetcode will I be able to switch to a developer profile. Current CTC 8.4 LPA YOE 3.

My wife will be relocating out of India soon and this unfortunately means she would need to resign her current position as a Software Engineer (she has about 4 YoE). We were discussing next steps (higher education, job search etc) and here are some takeaways: - She is open to pursuing a Masters although we both think this is a time + money sink - not too keen on programming roles, she likes to be in tech but perhaps use this opportunity to pivot to Product management, Biz analyst or Program management Considering this sabbatical will last around 6 months, how should we orient towards the other end of the sabbatical and set ourselves up for success?

I was recently impacted by layoff and having 20yrs of exp into application support and service management with last 10yrs grown into a middle management role(limited tech hands-on and no dev experience nor CS background) While I am financially ok atm and can manage staying at home for next 12-24 months, I am not financially independent yet. its getting too boring and I want to get back into some sort of work routine as I am keen on retirement yet. Challenges I am seeing with finding a new opportunity: - The job market seems to be quite restricted for senior roles with that experience - Few that came across were at a substantial low salary. - Some others required significant hands-on experience Thought process:: - While salary is not a major concern, I am not sure if I makes sense to take a pay cut. - Given the speed of tech changes, not sure what kind of learning/certification would be helpful - Even if I do tech self-learning, lack of practical hands-on seems to be a drawback - At 40+ while I am open to work hard and learn, i view is to find a job and learn into it , rather than other wat round Any guidance/pointers would be appreciated. As would any leads/introductions on suitable opportunities you know of.

Hi grapes, is there anyone who is doing some part time work from home and has a second source of income apart from his/her regular job?? Please share some legit ways and genuine companies .I also want to do the same as there is some survival issue (lost my job 6 months back). TIA

howdy!! Folks I need your inputs please. I am a single parent to two kids and have a full time job which is basically the only financial source and now WFH is ending and my problem is: 1. With the role n responsibilities i am fully booked for office work and not able to take care of the kids or house like i want to 2. Even if i hire someone like nanny i still thinking of their safety and activities they r doing bcoz i want to engage them is teaching or making them learn spend time with them as they grow be there for them ( bcoz i know how lonely it is to have working parents) so i don’t want them left with nanny bcoz i believe money can be made again but their childhood will not return 3. Even if i get a WFH role, my time, energy and thinking capabilities will be taken up by the job only again leaving me less energetic, time to care for my kids 4 Everyone is against me leaving the job bcoz that’s the only financial source I have but i want to shift my stream maybe join as a school admin or start a food business that i can handle without much of mental stress but the pay will be way less So I am looking for something which gives me the time and mental peace to spend and raise my kids with a decent money to meet the needs. What can i do??? please tell me any other way out or a guaranteed income source along with being with my kids

Hi all, Pls suggest wfh opportunities for a fresher wanting to make a career in business/finance and gain exposure. Need to be home at home because of a few unavoidable personal situations