Imperfections in a perfect job

One job can give you more than what is required to you. But it is also possible that you are not satisfied with it. So let’s explore the reasons of imperfections in a perfect job.

After exploring and interviewing many organizations, you finally got a dream job, as per your requirements. The organization, that had given you offer letter, has everything like
1. Great work profile.
2. Good working hours.
3. Flexible policies with respect to employees.
4. You have offered an interesting designation.
5. The organization has good brand value.

Seeing the above points, it is near to impossible that you resist yourself not to join the organization. But sometimes there is some confusion which creates a grey area in your mind.

If salary is not good: A very common problem in Asian professionals. An organization had offered you the job which looks like a perfect job to you. But you are not convinced with the salary that you have been offered. You are thinking that HR has won the game of negotiating the salary with you. If this is running on back of your mind, you should compare the given offer with the market conditions and salary structure. You should check whether the salary offered is right as per the market standards. Also keep your professional skills and expertise in your mind before getting into the conclusion that you are not getting paid as per your expectations.

In my opinion, one should spend the initial years of his/her job with branded company and good people. Try to learn as many things as you can. If you become expert in your job, the salary increment will hit your bank account at any cost and that too, on regular basis. I have also done the same.

Home-Office distance: If you have to travel a lot between office-home, don’t think that it is a big problem. Sometimes, it happens that your last office was 10 minutes far from your home and the new one, that you are planning to join, is 2 hrs drives away. So don’t get confused. Ask for the cab facility in the organization. Most of the companies are providing the cab facility.

Even I also consider the Home-Office distance a lot in the past. I usually prefer less travel time between Home-Office. And till date, I am fortunate to get the same.

When the company is a start-up: It might happen that your current job is with a branded organization having the good face value and the offered job is from a start-up organization. It is quite obvious that working in a new start-up company will be a challenging job. So my recommendation is to decide the same as per your personality. If you believe in taking risks, join the new offer at any cost.

I also joined a start-up company after my first switch in professional carrier. But I was sure that the start-up, that I am going to join, will be the market leader in near future. And it happened. I believed in the management of that organization and it paid me a lot. I got the exposure and learning experiences and it added a lot of value in my life.

Many job offers at a time: It is possible that you have applied in many organizations and you got selected in many of them. In this scenario, better to explore the relevant factors of all the organizations before joining any one. In my opinion, organization’s brand value and work culture plays a major role in selecting the organization.

This happened with me once in my life. I have been interviewed by around 10 companies in a time span of 20 days. I got the offer letter from 3 organizations within 2 days and I was in a confused state about what to do. But, as per my habit, I considered the near to home organization. But the plus point with that organization was that it was the biggest telecom company of USA. I joined it finally.

-- Sanat Sharma

(सनत शर्मा)