Changing professions – where life will take you next

Hi, Friends, This is me again Aadi, earlier, I had shared my love story on www.storyofsouls.com, now I am happy to share one more story of my life. It’s all about changing professions amidst adversaries in life and keeping family bonds intact. For all those who have not read my earlier story, you can read it here.

I co-founded ATEG with my friend Ajit Kumar. We worked hard on the company, and it did with time. We traveled a lot and earned a lot of money. But, we were investing every penny back into the company.

Over the period, due to my business commitments, I could not spend time with my family. And personal threads started crumbling. My family members were not happy with my earnings. Yes, I was earning well, but putting that money back into the business made me bring the very minimal amount back home. I was never able to contribute substantially to my family monetarily and spend less time with family. In a nutshell, I was devoting all my time and earnings to my company.

I discussed this with my co-founder, he said, “we have to keep investing the money we are earning into this business.” I was hopeful that my childhood friend would understand my situation, but as we all know how practical the world works, it was of no use. So I decided to quit the company.

With nothing in my hand and nor the family support, I started preparing for the government job. The truth is, I’m an engineer and have always loved the technical task, and then in my business, I had the leverage to make the decisions on my own. But, life forced me to take a tough call, as we cannot manage without enough money. I was unhappy with what I am currently doing, but I had no choice except to move ahead in life.

Nevertheless, I took the risk to prove myself in an alien world. It took me one year to get a job, and that too was in a different state, i.e., Uttarakhand. I moved there from Jaipur. I started the job, but there was no satisfaction. In the meantime, somebody informed me that there is a program on “Machine Learning” from PMKVY. The next day, I went for registration and met Nandita there. I met her again to submit the documents.

Then, I went to my native place in Rajasthan for 1 Week. After returning, I called Nandita to ask about the commencement of the Machine Learning Program. To my surprise, she told me that had she left the job. I was amazed and wanted to know why, and several questions came running to my mind. So, we met, she informed me that some senior misbehaved with her and she had to leave the job on an urgent basis. She was also sailing in the same boat of frustration. We emotionally supported each other and helped each other in our endeavors. She guided me to negotiate with my seniors for a better profile, Which surprisingly could happen, and I became Supervisor. That day onwards, we started guiding each other in our professional careers and became mentors.

I have significantly fewer friends, but I am very grateful to them who supported me unconditionally. My gratitude goes to Ms. Juhi, Ms. Sonam, and Ms. Nandita for being my support.

I am exceedingly obliged to my family and friends who gave me the right direction and intentionally or unintentionally helped my growth. I am immensely appreciative of their courage, which inspires me in every manner. Ms. Neha Agrawal(sister), Mr. Himanshu Agrawal(younger brother), Ms. Nandita (my best friend), Ms. Nidhi di (my story inspiration), Mr. Mayank Khandelwal(brother cum friend), and last but not least, Mr. Deepak Khandelwal (my friend).