Share Your Wisdom

• Document everything. Even if its instructions from founder. And send it to them for record. Maybe as a MOM or synopsis.
• Maintain a brag sheet documenting your smallest of achievements/learnings. Will help you in times of self doubt and appraisal.
• Make life of your manager easy.
• Don't be a difficult to work person. Will help in long run
• Never burn bridges
• Structural/Cultural changes take time in corporate setup. If yours or team's concern is noted by management, have patience to see the results.
• Its okay to feel like an imposter while taking new responsibilities.
• Never undermine yourself while appraisals.
• Understand company business and revenue sources. Some verticals do well , some don't. Helps you to switch/ move sideways.
  What else?

Most important:

ctc/12 != Monthly salary

No Colleague is your Friend, no matter how close you are !!

Being a reliable employee is highly underated. Will give more opportunities than networking

Very recently I got to know this that Freshers assume a lot of things in corporate.

Things are 'understandable' only if it benefits the company

Next time call him with name with even higher confidence.

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