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How is Everest group as a company. I have received an offer for a senior analyst role with a 27 lac CTC. I have 3 years work experience in IT consulting and a tier 1 MBA

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Day to Day Office

Every office has one unspoken conflict…

No, not deadlines.
Not promotions.
Not even stolen tiffins.

We’re talking about the real war:
THE AIR CONDITIONER.

In our office, it’s a daily drama.

On one side:
The “Antarctica Squad” — people who want the A/C at 16°C and dress like they’re hiking Everest.

On the other:
The “Sun Lovers” — begging for warmth, wearing shawls like they’re in Shimla.

And then…
There’s me.
The neutral party.
The one just trying to survive — not sweat, not shiver, just exist.

Every 30 minutes:

Someone lowers the temp.

Someone raises it.

Someone secretly switches off the A/C.

Maintenance gets called.

A meeting is held.

One colleague even brought their own fan. Another carries a blanket. I’m thinking of installing a thermometer on my desk.

At this point, the A/C remote has more office politics than our team meetings.

Lesson:
Forget team bonding activities.
If we can survive the A/C wars together, we’re already family. ❄️🔥

🌬️ The Office A/C Wars: Chill or Be Chilled 🥶🥵

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Engineering - Software & QA

i was recently working at a Bangalore startup where my JD said “Full-Stack Developer,”

 but within a month I was also writing LinkedIn content, fixing the office router, and once even booked hotel rooms for a team offsite I wasn’t invited to. along with my job i was also being used as a PA , i mean there are limits to chaos 
i have realized this now that in startups, your job title is just a suggestion.

Was hired as a full stack developer but...

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Career Growth

I worked in a company for 20 years and suddenly put off role. Searching jobs I realised I am over age for various roles that I could do and less experienced for Leadership Roles as my exposure was limited. I always thought I am earning decent money and can work another 7 years and retire at 50. Though the younger generation is much smarter I still want to advise them (BFSI specific)
* Work in a role for max 2-3 years and switch when you feel you are done.
* By age of 30, if you are still earning less than 10 lakh you are not growing 
* By age of 35 you must become AVP as no company will hire AVP if you are more than 36.
*Be loyal to your self, not your organization. 
* Most importantly save atleast 30% or more of whatever your CTC. Donot spend much with every raise. 
* Buy a property, and pay loans before 35.

In tough times it's only Savings that give you cushion and peace nothing else

Stability vs Growth

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The pay feels illegally low. Companies are doing zero to negligible original work. They think software engineering is something where you hire people who work 20 hours a day for 20k salary. I recently spoke to a company called bluebuck research located in dingy Kaikhali. That company had the audacity to tell me since I have been preparing for UPSC, I might not be able to answer his dumb Python questions when I have a GSOC internship and a NIT degree. Like shove your 30k jobs up your whatever. If you cannot interview, politely reject- don’t gauge candidates from gaps when people in US without having degrees are in programming jobs. 0 sense. 

Plus what is this illegally low pay to everyone and not just me? Has labour become that damn cheap? It is reprehensible.

Does Kolkata have the dumbest at IT sector in India?🙄🙄

And here we are sharing cabs, splitting zomato orders, and listening to “you need to take more ownership” from managers who won’t even approve WFH 

Matlab itna padhai, degrees, night shifts, crying over appraisals all to get a 5% hike and an extra coffee coupon.

And then celebs? Wake up and get gifted crores worth of cars like it’s a Diwali hamper. Bhai humne kya hi galat kar diya career choose karke 

This system is wild. Some people are born with Range Rovers, some are born explaining Jira tickets on zoom at 9 pm.
Life balance toh chhodo, ab toh logic bhi nahi mil raha