Dear sir, Q. What are the the most important things that an employee should take care of so that his/her boss doesn't get annoyed ? Q. What are the characteristics of growth in life ?

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Hi.

These are some practical things you can do to help you resolve most of the issues you shared.

1. Start your day early with some positive thoughts and physical activity. The way you begin your day determines how the rest of the day will go.

2. Spend quality time with your family.

3. Do practise some meditation or yoga as that will help you increase your concentration.

4. Keep your cell phone away from you when at work; check it once, for five minutes, every hour.

5. Find a good mentor at work with whom you can share your concerns openly.

6. Engage in your hobbies.

7. Get good quality sleep.

Ans: When you go there, you are aware of what the job might get you. You also know your worth as well as you know what your last drawn salary was. Based on all this, the best way to answer would be...' Sir, I was working as....till now and earning..... I have applied here to get more than that amount for sure. Considering the job content and my skills and the value addition that I can bring to the work output, I feel that I am worth ...... Maybe you could also give out how much you are willing to give for the job that you are considering giving me, I could negotiate with the HR once you confirm the same. As of now, besides the pay packet, I am also looking at the exciting prospects of the new job on offer!'
Something like that won't harm anyone.
As far as doing things that are annoying, I suggest do not do anything that will annoy you and do not speak anything extra, other than the answer to the question asked. All the best!

Ans: Dear Jatinder,
I don't see any reason to treat two gender differently.
If there's one thing that you might want to keep a check on it would any belief that you have picked up along the way or while you were being raised where women are being treated less than a man at home or where you saw a woman at home becoming submissive to an authority male figure.
This is something that might cause an unconscious bias of you not wanting to take orders from your woman boss as you feel challenged to disobey her. Also guard yourself against generalizations about women like: Women are always emotional, women can never look at things objectively etc. This will affect your judgement and you might lose out working under an accomplished person.
Keep a check on this...other than that, it goes without saying, male or female; respect for another person and their thought processes will help you grow and thrive.

Look forward to a new learning phase!

All the best!

Ans: Dear ,

You have raised a valid point which most of the young professionals are passing through.
What a paradox in Indian context ?
At one hand,. public sector companies do have quite liberal working conditions and virtually no direct accountability to push your stress level to that high of opting for ending life., whereas in most private or proprietorship companies , right from reaching office in time to achieving the set objectives days after days , months after months which keep on increasing.

There is limit of tolerance of abusive behaviur or working styles , hence many find ways to move to other comanpies, some quit the job , some move out to other industries .

There are many companies or companies from different sectors , why only talk about EY , I can give true exampples of BFSI /NBFCs/Telecom/ Industrial products companies / Real Estate cos/ FMCG/FMCD/Pharma cos where many professionals avoid to opt for even when they are offered high packages.
Reason, - High work pressure , abusive work conditions , Job Uncertainity , worst approach of top management where you are treated like slavesif you fail to achieve your assigned tasks or objectives which is also called target..
However taking own life as this CA at EY did was really heartwrenching . Moreso the approach of the management .
After all a young talented girl . lost her life due to work pressure as mentiioned in her notes. To be honest , no one attending funeral from management side is not normal .

In most cases some one from management side representsor send their condolences .

There are good companies who even clear the dues and add ex gratia amount from their side so that family doesn't suffer financially . I have seen some companies offering job to another member of the family too. .

May be, in this case , due to legal complications, Sr managers avoided attending the funeral .

As far as my advice to young professionals is concerned - Be bold , take challenges as part of your life and when you feel . it is crossing your limits , You must expose the truth to top management as many a times , putting so much pressure on young professionals are the handiworks of Line managers or HR managers , which top management might not be aware about .

She being a CA should not have any issues in finding another good paying job or even joining any CA firm as Sr manager taxation or in auditing could have not difficult. She should have fought back.

You must have seen many Army /Police /CISF or Bank professionals commit suicide under work pressure which is really painful . One should fight back or find better options available than ending own life. Remember Tough times never last but tough people do. Thanks