Head of Business Management

First team offsite - new grad

Hi folks, I am a new grad and work in remote first company. My team (8-10 people) has an offsite and also booked a resort for it in Bengaluru. I am a new grad with no outing in college or with family as I am kind of poor and this has also made me introvert as well and so I don't have much idea about etiquettes etc and this really freaks me out What should I do / learn before going?

A view on Layoffs

Having recently been laid off, these last 2 months was a life changing experience and it taught me a lot of things than any degree or organisation ever did. Some pointers: 1. The people who make the decisions never get punished or are held responsible, its the folks like us who are the first to be pushed out of the door. 2. Its shocking to see the layoffs like firesale, affecting almost each and every company in the IT sector. But it makes you think, did some companies really need to layoff people or did they just do it to inflate their share price and Mcap. The upper management and LT are paid in crores to make the decisions and how could they unanimously fail in such a critical part of business planning. 3. Its all about profits. There's no humanity in any of these companies or rather the folks making the decisions and it doesn't matter if you have been with them for 2 years or 20. If I was responsible for 100 people under me and some of them lost jobs because of the decision I made, I would have stepped down myself and wouldn't be able to sleep at night knowing I uprooted the dreams and hopes of not just employees but their families as well, many of whom are sole bread earners of the family. 4. Treat your employer just as you would treat any brand outside when you go out to shop - treat it like a transaction and nothing else. This layoff also taught me to never compromise about your career and position within an organisation. If the organisation can layoff so many people without a second thought, there's nothing holding you back from joining the next organisation who is offering a better role/compensation. 5. Be a risk taker. Thankfully I have always been this and this helped me rise quickly in my 6 year career but it's my suggestion to everyone and not just folks affected by layoffs - Never get comfortable in any organisation or any role. Would love to hear what others think or went through during this difficult period.

Haven't worked after my graduation, failed in this phase

Hey, all I graduated in 2023 with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science Engineering. Got placement in exl for business analyst role and capgemini for the software engineer role. During my btech, I realized I don't want to go in software development, so I choose to go with exl offer. First, they delayed it till jan 2024, then revoked it in April 2024. I had nothing then, and no company was hiring 2023 batch students then, interviewed at some renowned firms like Zeta, and they rejected me after 5 rounds, saying not enough experience (WTF). Since then, I have been applying but not able to get a good role at any firm with the gap and not enough experience. I'm just getting calls for the support roles or client support role. Don't know what to do now. Day by day, the confidence level is going down, and the will to keep on going... Don't know in which direction or field I should pursue now I am writing this here if someone could guide me forward or share some way to get out of this failure loop.