Wow, its
five years already, 60 months since I first landed a job after completing my
MBA. Feels a tad unreal to imagine the kind of journey I have had. No, I don't need to pinch myself, its not that unreal.
The
amount of time I've spent in my company, may raise quite a few questions in
your inquisitive minds. As it is not considered normal/usual in this day and
age to have the kind of stability in one's professional career. I'm sure the word 'stability' will have
different interpretations for each of you. Risk averse mentality, staying in a
comfort zone or it could be the plain fact of experiencing growth while being
stable in the current job.
'Growth'
again has multiple dimensions to it. While it obviously means growing strong
financially, there is an undeniable fact of growing as a professional. The
wins, losses, associations, disassociations, appreciations and escalations, all
come together in making the fibre of a professional's character.
In many
cases though, professional anniversaries could prove to be that ticking counter
that one needs to consider, and take the next course of action in their
professional lives. For all you know it might be the next big opportunity is
waiting to be unearthed.
For me
though, I believe every year accomplished is a checkpoint in the journey of a
professional's career, where one may want to stop, reflect and progress.
Long ago
in college during a so called 'employability skill enhancing workshop' they had
a question for us, which I had answered as below:
Q: How long would you be associated with our company
?
Me: As long as I am adding value to you and benefiting myself, I would surely work in your company.
While
this answer might seem rather idealistic in today's world, I believe I still
standby it.
So, is it your work anniversary ? If it is, how do you feel about it ?
