the promotion also came with several demands that were not mentioned in the offer letter While the financial jump was significant. His weekends would also have become less predictable.
The new role would have required late-night calls with a US-based team four nights a week, frequent work travel and managing a team nearly twice the size of his current one, according to Dhawan.
Travel he wouldn’t be able to refuse. Weekends that stay technically free and never actually are. He and his wife are planning a kid next year. He trains five mornings a week. He eats dinner at his parents’ place every Wednesday,” Dhawan wrote. The post has struck a chord online, particularly among professionals who see career growth as more than simply earning a higher salary. His priorities are different and a lot of other opportunities will come for sure.”
A team almost double the size, which means his calendar stops belonging to him and starts belonging to 12 other people. “Calls with the US team 4 nights a week. One user wrote,”I did similar thing last February, Had an offer with almost 50% hike on fixed and over 80% hike in TC but decided to stay in present team as I had a baby just couple months back.
Another said, “And honestly, rejecting this offer doesn’t make him less ambitious than anyone else.

