Reflections on My Eight-Year Career Journey

Turning the pages

This article is also posted on my Substack, ChughGPT.

I do have a LinkedIn profile of my experiences; however, my work is scattered across domains, and the short descriptions on my LinkedIn seldom effectively showcase my work. Perhaps, it was due to me being reserved when marketing myself (although, I’m deeply passionate when it comes to marketing and empowering other people and their work). Nevertheless, blogging helps me market myself more, and here’s my attempt at the same.

I’ll be turning 30 in a week, so here’s a look back at what I’ve done so far at work and how my career has shaped up! It’s been almost 9 years, but I’ve taken a six-month break every four years (is that like my very own Bitcoin halving event?).

I earned my engineering degree (B.Tech) in Computer Science from BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus (2011–2015), achieving a CGPA of 6.86/10. Similar to many Indian parents, I found myself steered toward engineering, a path not of my choosing. My genuine interests have consistently leaned towards non-academic pursuits — I aspired to be a cricketer, then a chess player, and eventually, a filmmaker. The credit for these constant shifts goes to my family’s influence, as they tended to divert me from hobbies where I excelled, leading me to avoid pursuing them professionally. The silver lining in this experience? It transformed me into a jack of all trades, mastering some disciplines at times, yet none for the long term.