It has been
an eventful few months. Being the normally reticent person I am (at least
online), it comes as a surprise to me that I feel this urge to let it all out
on this post today. Two months ago, I found out that for me and a hundred and
fifty of my colleagues, the end of the year will be our last day at our current
job.
Since then my
emotions have alternated between deliriousness at the freedom from a place that
I had been unhappy at for a while and lost at having to start the job search
all over again. Since then I’ve thought a lot about my work and my time there.
Places and people and how much I enjoyed being part of it/them. I think about
how the excitement of it all slowly morphed into dissatisfaction over the
course of this year, at the pace of activity and the lack of challenge. Since
then I have also realized that this year has been a blessing in disguise.
A Darden alum
I spoke to gave me the best advice – it is not personal, move on. I have had
the opportunity to meet with my colleagues since then and I take comfort in the
fact that I left at the top of my game, having garnered respect from the people
I worked with and knowing that they appreciated my contributions at work. And
if I ever doubted that comfort, I have had help and support pouring in from
friends, ex-colleagues, ex-bosses, neighbors… I am blessed to have this support
system around me and I didn’t even know about it. No one gets anywhere without
help and I certainly would be nowhere without the support, emails, phone calls,
introductions and what-have-you that everyone in my network has been offering
up.
Working in
corporate America comes with its own share of risks, maybe more so than working
in corporate India. You have to be competent, driven and constantly performing.
But you also have to be visible and audible. But most importantly, at
corporate-anywhere, you have to be good to the people you work with so that
when you get thrown a curve ball you have the support system in place to make
the most of it.
