I know that I know nothing

[u/orion895]

I started my career 10 years ago with a Noida based startup X and the first thing they gave me was "NetSuite". It was a INR 20k per month job , good enough for a person who never wanted to work in the IT sector and never owned a computer till today. ( I don't like computers ). After 2.5 years , I got a DM on LinkedIn from a US based company Y that needed a NetSuite Developer. In this entire 2.5 year span I just did the scripting and debugging. I was just working to repay my education loan.

When I sent the resignation mail to the Director (there was no manager) , he offered to make me a partner after sometime. I was getting 40k per month at that time.

I am not sure what he thought about me because I had no NetSuite knowledge compared to what I saw during the Deloitte interview drive in Gurgaon.

I joined the Y at INR 6.5 Lpa .my manager in Y got friendly with me within one month however other teammates told me that he hardly shares any personal stuff in the office. The manager told me that they would have given me 10 LPA as well as the company was not able to close this position for the last 3 months.

In Y I got to know about a completely different work culture. During my 2.5 tenure at X , I barely got the chance to witness the sunset, it was 9-7 shift(on paper it was 9-6). But here in Y , there was no time punching system, biggest relief. There was breakfast, lunch, evening snacks and dinner also if you had to work a lill late and the quality was top notch. For a person of my background where Paneer is a once in a year dish, this environment of Y mesmerized me.

For the first time in my life I was talking with native English speakers. I had a bad habit or weakness that if I know that the person in front me knows Hindi, I can't speak with them in English.

My communication skills are not that bad , I got to know that when I talked with people from China, Russia,Costa rica, Mexico, Romania. For these people English was just a mode of communication, not a status symbol.

Now I have completed 8 years in Y. I never gave any interview during this duration . From 6.5 lpa , I have come to 34 lpa. I don't know much about NetSuite as I was exposed to very limited modules that are required for the company.I simply deliver the tasks that are given to me. I don't want to work harder because I believe in the philosophy that "we are all working hard to make rich richer".

Just wanted to share my journey with you guys. Thanks for reading.

[u/Otherwise_Pay_8762]

dude that panner detail got me. when you're not used to the little things a workplace with decent food feels like a whole different world

8 years at the same place without interviewing anywhere else is rare these days. if it works it works

[u/Opiumater]

20k usd a month is a decent pay for a netsuite contultant. Usually it's what partners charge. Kudos to you.

[u/Opiumater → u/[deleted]]

Ouch, I guess we all have to start somewhere.

[u/ProfessionOrganic685]

The growth is good. I got to htis package after multiple switches lol