“Kaam ke basic concept mein hi jhol hai.”

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Your first week at your first job.

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One month in when you think about what your life was like before this job and realise you’re ready to quit already.

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But you’re sticking with it for the coffee and gossip sessions with your workplace bestie.

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Your annual appraisal comes around and while telling you everything that you have done right this year, your manager mentions that maybe you should take less coffee breaks with that same bestie (or at least include some other people from your eight-person team).
You:

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And in that moment you realise you have been working for two years and it’s getting a bit much.

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In a moment of desperation, you turn to your favourite LinkedInfluencer for inspiration.

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And when that fails, your friend (who has a great workplace environment) asks why you don’t just tell management that you’re burning out.

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As a last-ditch attempt, you turn to your parents for advice (and of course, they have nothing useful to say).

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So you switch jobs thinking you will leave your problems behind.
Your problems:

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