Learn to stop climbing the fake ladder asap.

A lot of times I have seen people who want to become directors and VPs make no effort to realize they are just burning out for a few extra lakhs. I realized this at 28 when I saw people just want to land a promotion and assume that they will magically by hook or crook be happier with a new title and significant high stress. But you gotta remember one toxic co worker one bad manager one bad reorg one bad stakeholder one bad peer review can decide whether you are getting a panic attack a bump in base and eventually a burnout.

First you need to figure this shit out, then comes the next step. Obviously, we can’t function with the same amount of energy all the time like in our 20s in our 30s and in our 40s like 30s, so you must prioritise finding a stable place with European work culture where you can just do your 8 hours and log off. I am not saying an unrealistic goal. But realistically how much do you want to sacrifice your life considering the taxes in order to say this is it and I can stop working on weekends for someone else.

And I have heard many many times about people saying I will wait for this promotion, I will wait for this project to finish, I will wait for this 6 months in order to take a break or a vacation. But remember the reality is that time will never come you have to make the time which means planning early and moving to a boring but stable mnc not busting your brain.

Stop chasing 100 different titles focus on doing your shift, do a few things really good, eventually get your life back. Wanted to share this as I have heard some random discussions this Tuesday morning about making it to the executive level easily without losing your sanity. Unfortunately it is not possible unless you luck out.