How do you make peace with that you don't have any talent ?
Lately I've been wondering about this a lot. I have a 5 YOE in software industry but I'm still not where I wanted myself to be. I've switched 2 times during this time and still not satisfied with my career. I always landed mediocre opportunities with no scope of growth.
I though maybe it was my luck but then I wondered my friend from college who started at similar baseline like me and is now well established in his career. Have great prospects ahead with international opportunities.
This got me thinking maybe I don't have any talent like him. How does one make peace with this ? Any suggestions ? Because this thing has been eating me and I'm always thinking I wasted my last 5 years.
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My story too. Started my career in manufacturing, hated the job to the core. Hated north india even more. Those years were a virtual punishment. The job in SCM was practically chasing material, that's it. A clerical job at worst. But paid well. Then shifted to Genpact, which was even worse. Full day spent on preparing reports that nobody read. Travelling for 3 hrs in BLR traffic was hell. After 10 years now am running my own business.a Covid entrepreneur. Now am seeing a small hope that my life can also have some meaning.
It takes a different mind set to be an employee. Even tougher to be an entrepreneur.
The corporate pyramid is very steep. Not everyone is going to enjoy it. Not everyone is going to "grow".. Most of us are going to be stuck doing shitty clerical jobs. Most of us will stall. It's undeniable,its a fact. The only solution is sucking up atleast 10-14 years in soul sucking drudgery called corporate life. Then move into a mid level leadership role. This is a reasonable expectation. If we fail, move into low cost T2/T3 town/village and try to find peace by setting a small business.
With growth, without career progression living in a big city is a punishment.
Without growth***
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