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 ?
3 comments:
Hey there :)
Congratulations! This is an important milestone alright. Half decade of your life doing something you enjoy, that is something.
I completed my first anniversary as an entrepreneur recently. It was a huge personal victory for me for so many reasons and yes! I caught myself nodding my head in agreement while reading your post.
'As long as you add value' that is indeed the keyword. If money is the primary motive, many things can go downhill from there. Seems like you have your priorities right :)
All the best and wish you loads more success!
Anusha
I would say, make sure you enjoy what you do and not be a victim of circumstance. Having worked in the same business for almost two decades now I really can say stability is an important factor in life, like the Japanese say constancy of purpose. All the best
Wow Sanjay. I am quite impressed. 5 years is a long, long time. Apart from getting eligible for gratuity (;)), this calls for a thinking/ reflection session. Some people get it right the first time, while some continue to wander from company to company in search of the meaning of profession.
Love,
Yamini
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