Some months back, there was a lot of talk going around about people discussing their career, how they want to see themselves in the near future. Most commonly, their discussion was centered around jobs. Those people were discussing about the most recent jobs they have come across and I was a part of it.
One said, “I was scanning many of them and somehow centered around 2 jobs. One was my personal choice; you can say that it’s my niche and according to my passion. But the pay is pretty basic. But the other one is paying me a lot, literally more than I can call ‘satisfied’. But I have to compromise on many of the things associated like timings et al and most importantly my own interest in the job. What should I do?”
All of us have given different opinions. But most of us zeroed it down to one choice. That she has to apply for the first one because that’s what seemed plausible. “If she has interest in that job, even though she has limited income, she can still gain in terms of expertise and can see an upward trajectory in her career.” She applied for the same and got hired.
Meanwhile one of the other friend had come to us with the same paradox and said she would like to apply for the second job.
Few months later, we all meet again at a get-together. The one who has taken the first job i.e., in accordance with her ‘interest’; says she quit that role after 3 months apparently because what was once interesting to her, was not interesting now; that she was continuously switching from one job to another and finally landed at a decent job with better prospects which, however was entirely different from her interest and her personality itself.
The second friend said that although the job she applied was paying her well, she could not sustain it because of many reasons and finally landed up on a job which matched her interests and paid very decent wages.
To put it simply, there are many things I wish to highlight through this story. One. Don’t follow someone else’s advice. Not because they are all wrong. They might be right or wrong. If you follow their advice, you will most commonly blame everything on them, most importantly if you end up in a bad state. Two. Know yourself truly and completely, at least try to. Because you yourself might not be sure about your own strengths and weaknesses. Your friends will suggest you something which they see from outside, basically what you portray to them. You might have your own hidden niche, your way of working which might be entirely different from common man’s sayings or advice. “How to find them out? How to know if it’s my niche?” you may ask. The simple way to know them is to try everything that comes your way! Only time will tell what’s best and you will know. Now, I leave this job to you. You may take my advice or leave it. What do you say?
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