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Should I leave my senior manager position for a manager maintenance role at Saint Gobain?

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Dinesh Question by Dinesh on Jul 22, 2024Hindi
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Sir, I am presently working as senior manager - mechanical having 15 years of experience. Now I got opportunity from saint gobain as manager maintenance. In cement plant organization levels are more compared to cement plant as mentiones by saint gobain. Kindly provide possible solution . Whether i have to join or retain in same company

Ans: Hi Dinesh,
Thank you for your question. You need to evaluate the new offer in the context of your current position and what's being offered- including position, remuneration, nature of work, and future career prospects in the current vs the new roles. Decide wisely, all the best to you:)
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Hello Sir, I am 34 years old, doing job at CPP power plant of steel plant as Instrumentation Engineer. I can't find any fun doing maintenance job. So much pressure in this job.Shal I go for sales engineer or normal sales job. Will this suitable for me? I can't decide what to do? Please suggest.
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