Cybersecurity Intern

To quit or not to quit!

Hi research folks, I work at a Pune based research firm, and it's fully remote with 1.5 yoe. Fully remote?! Yes, it's fully remote. My manager has never called me to the office. Okay, here it comes with a cost - no boundaries. I mostly work 10-12 hours on a daily basis. So here is the catch, most research companies (not the big names tho) have a cutthroat competition as to who can deliver a project in the least number of days which requires a good knowledge of ME (quantitative aspect). My organisation has come up with a new policy as to whomever won't be working on the quantitative side as soon as possible, they will fire. Ideally, this should happen when someone has an experience of 2 years as they gain knowledge of various markets through qualitative secondary research. Now, the problem is not upskilling or learning things, it's about the issues ahead. When someone makes a market estimation sheet with all the number crunching and market share, sometimes the client doesn't agree to the number and hence people get post purchase queries which is, um,...ugly. Thanks to managers who make it ugly! Besides this project issue, one has to focus on the production issue as well. Writing long articles (with no AI, ofc), with again number crunching which has become burdensome. Also I don't see any proper growth in this industry (not the big names tho, again!) The work is repetitive and I feel like there's no proper upskilling in real terms. Please help out 🙏🏻✨

Career Switch Advice : Thoughts

I am aged 30 ,UM ,Male , have been working in IT for close to 9 years now . But I never had an option to quit this job due to my family financial situations. Now I saved enough money for my parents. I want to switch my career to Semiconductors technology (Chip designing, Physical design etc ). I don’t have any prior experience or not even workshops experience in that field but I always wanted to be. It might sound like foolish thought, but I feel like hell here doing this job without any interest (but I always received outstanding feedback from my leadership as well as clients). If I continue here , my next designation would be Manager. Long story but here are my questions … 1. Should I continue in IT or switch my career ? 2. I won’t get same package as that I m getting ryt now But Does organisations accept my reason and provide an opportunity aa fresher ? 3. As I m unmarried and don’t have anyone other than my parents as my dependents and habituated to a peaceful for quite some time, Is it a good decision to pursue my career now , knowing the fact that I might struggle with financial needs.? Your genuine answer could help people like me who are trapped in this kind of dilemma.. TIA

Regretting leaving a WFH Job for a bigger brand

So I had joined this permanent remote company at 12 lpa fixed. The project seemed great with alot learning and good wlb but soon a month after joining I got an offer from one of the FAANG for 15.5 fix + 4lakh bonus + Stocks but for Bangalore location. After alot back and forth I decided to go ahead with brand name and as I havent lived outside my hometown I felt moving out of my comfort zone and the learning curve is good. 2 weeks here and I regret it. The culture is fast paced with alot hustle and bad wlb. Plus I am feeling extremely homesick and lonely. I lowkey feel like I did a huge mistake.Also I dont think I would be able to switch early now considering I left last company within a month of joining. I have 3.4 YOE. I am wondering if I did right and its just that I am overwhelmed by everything around? Um really not sure.