On 15 September 2016 at 13:40, Sandhya aka Sandy <[email protected]> wrote:
> > So I'm back to the grind, not exactly loving it, and come to terms with > what that gives to my life. However, with this whole exercise, I have a > clearer path to retirement, have things sorted in my head, and I try to > make more time for the things I want to do. > I have been out of corporate life (if I could call it that ) for the past two and a half years. So far luck has been running in my favor in working independently, but I see your point about losing certain securities provided by corporate life which can be a barrier. One thing I noticed coming back to India is this problem of age-ism, for lack of a better word. People want to slot you into certain kinds of jobs and roles based on your age (I speak here only for the ICT sector), and there is the pressure of well-wishers and relatives and what-not in terms of where do you go to work ? why are you always in shorts and such ? Shouldn't you be a manager of something or someone ? This was a bit difficult for me to get used to, since I was not prepared for it. This seems to be a general attitude problem I was in a good corporate position but didn't actually change my lifestyle substantially when I was there, perhaps that has helped. I have never owned a house, only bought a car after coming back to India, not had a TV for years, never taken a loan or seen a need to take one, tried to combine all my holidays with work-related travel etc. Perhaps the only expensive indulgences were a few vices, most of which I have had to cut down anyway as I have become a lot more health conscious. The nicest thing is I have a lot of time for my kids, or at least I have the freedom to plan my time with them, and there is no commuting to work.
