Change is for Good

Switching jobs is the most common activity which we come across (believe me - its more common than being promoted to next level). I used to think what would it take for a person to decide to move on leaving behind the comfort zone and family like atmosphere and relationships and then what would make such a person to be ready to deal with the insecurity and hostility at the new job.

Well, It took me almost 4 years to figure that out ;-) because that was when I switched ( yeah yeah! we call that learning by doing!). The reasons for the move can vary from person to person and time to time. eg, if a person is aiming for any of the following in that order:
1)Financial growth
2)Long Term Career Goals
3)Promotion
4)Motivation
5)Passion

There can be several other causes which can be called 'enough is enough!' here the person is forced to look at the other options available. eg, management turning blind eyes and dumb ears towards the employee or utter lack of reward and recognition and the most futile of all is management being biased and being rigid to their perception. The surveys say these comprise the major cause for people leaving the current organization( as is rightly said - people leave managers not the companies.)

Any of the above reasons make a person to try out their 'six thinking hats' and weight their options. Generally it is very easy to conclude that a change is needed but once you reach at that spot begins the real battle. The insatiable human soul would always want the next job to be better than previous in all means and would not be ready to compromise on even a single aspect irrespective of the case where a recruiter approaches the employee or vice versa. There are also the cases where a person compromised on more than 1 aspect(eg, money, position etc.) based on the driving factor behind the change but those cases can be counted on fingers.

Once all the options have been evaluated - its time to ;-) divulge the truth to the management of current company (again you would have to agree with me on this that there is nothing more satisfying and pleasant as disclosing this to your manager - I can swear the look on his face could outshine the greatest actor trying to act like a person suffering from loose motion.).

The roller-coaster ride (or moral\ethical dilemma) of pleasure, introspection, retrospection and if then analysis ends when you finally decide to pull the plug. The real sense of adventure and fun of the unknown kept for you in the depth of future follows. Fo me its been 1 month in new place and it seems like i've travelled back in time. The feeling is exactly the same as when i started my career as a fresher. There is nothing like a month long of 'honeymoon' period at a new place after being through the countless sleepless nights at the previous job. I wish this continues and we all achieve our goals in the pursuit of changing jobs ;-))

Encounter with Blogging

I've always been fond of reading\writing and sometimes listening. But when I say that, I must admit to the paradox of being a lazy bear. I'd rather speak for an hour than write two lines by hand (I am not taking into account my bad handwriting ;-) which further keeps me from writing.)

I was introduced to blogging by a colleague few years back but I didn't take this too seriously that time. However, today it just striked me that blogging can facilitate me to satiate my reading\writing interest at the same time saving me the pain of writing using pen and paper. Moreover, this way nobody can point a fingure at my handwriting ;-). Besides, this might be my first step towards 'Go Green' movement. See it turned out to be all odds in favour option and so after much of introspection and hesitation I am off with my first blog at 6:30 AM. I can't believe that m awake at this time (you have doubts? ask my friends - they know more about me then myself and they have more confidence in the fact that this is impossible than myself ;-)). I am hoping this encounter with bloggin will bring out the best in me and help me in being more disciplined.