Showing posts with label Mindfulness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mindfulness. Show all posts

A woman developer's survival guide



Often I notice and hear that women developers find it hard to cope with the norms of IT which eventually leads to them switching to a non-STEM career. Clearly, a large number of women demonstrate inclination towards STEM fields during high school and college, but when it comes to pursuing a career the number reduces exponentially.

Few things to keep in mind while switching jobs

            In the last 6+ years of my career, I have worked at multiple firms in different roles and every time I changed a job, the experience has never been more fulfilling. Besides the process of finding a new one, which could get excruciating at times, I learned something new about the job types, technology and the people I associated with. I can honestly admit it was NOT one of the easiest things to do in the initial days of my career. Now, I can proudly say my journey from Mumbai to Bengaluru to Berlin has not been anything less than adventurous. 

The prettiest girl I know!

              Sometimes being a woman can make you wince and cringe about your very existence. I can easily say every woman would have asked "the" question- "Why was I born a woman?" at least once in her lifetime. Besides enduring the biological fluctuations of various degrees in  physical and mental  health at different points in time, she has to remain strong, empowered and independent regardless of situations that might bring her to her knees. This is my humble attempt to share a story which is very close to my heart and has been long due.

               When I was a little girl, it was customary to spend our summer vacation at my grandparents' farm house. We had a joint family wherein my two uncles and their families, lived under the same roof. One of my uncle's daughter, around two years elder to me, also came to spend her summer with us. It was a crazy set-up with my granny trying to manage the extravagantly rampant kids who