How do you fight complacency?
Tldr: title Living with my parents has allowed me to save a decent amount and invest while enjoying time with friends. My job is fun; I work with a tech stack I love (Golang) and learn new things regularly since it's a scratch project. My manager is great, an expert in SQL, and doesn't scrutinize my code much. My salary is around 9.5 LPA, and I have close to two years of experience.
Being part of the tech community, I strive for a better salary. However, my efforts to switch jobs have been inconsistent. I dedicated two weeks to practicing DSA and applying for jobs but received no callbacks, which was tough to swallow. My goal is to achieve a salary around 14 LPA in my next jump, but sometimes I wonder if I'm being delusional.
I know there are amazing folks who get 20 or 30 LPA straight out of college, and I wish them the best. Comparing myself to them hasn't been effective. Even trying to dislike my company, thinking about how I barely make $10,000 while the company profits millions, hasn't motivated me.
what might be your strategy you if you were in a similar situation?
Talking product sense with Ridhi
9 min AI interview5 questions
One of thing things that you need to remember is that you are you, and others are others. Comparision is the name of progress. Spoils your vibe (mental and physical health) Good opportunities take time to come. You'll get more that your targeted salary, but just take a little bit of time to polish your skills further. Just take some time to drive deep into Golang and how you can utilise it. Take a few papers to understand recent developments in research and see if any projects exist which allow you to further complement and upskill yourself. Paisa aayega, uske piche mat bhag.