Workplace issue faced by close friend..Kindly advice

if there is no appreciation for the work done then no need to work extra hours
ask her to just leave on time by completing the work which is possible in that 8 hours.

ask her to apply sick leave and stay at home when toddler needs her.
No one can oppose sick leave.

 

If the boss is bad , continuously ask for a release , usually they will ask
why, so need to be prepared to give a good answer, if in support say want to move to development , if in development say want to move to support , if she has few here experience ask for a lead role , ask for promotion , ask for an on site role ..
not all together but choose which one is more feasible to achieve.


Take some planned leave of say one week or two week to prepare and attend for jk. Interviews . If one is working day in and day out in a technology , should already have enough knowledge , no special studying required. One key thing is work on communication if t is not very good . Just attend few interviews to get to know the market And kind of questions which are being asked . Go online and search for questions . Write down in detail your last and current project , your contribution , highlights and challenges . This will help answer most of the questions .


most of the woman fear attending interviews and starting over , just go and apply and attend interview . Think it as a learning process not a testimony for your knowledge .most often you will find it is easier to crack an interview then we realize . Just get over the initial fear and go.


if the boss is bad one option is to leave . But need to remember the long hours is a norm in India , so you may very well end up with a similar boss in future .we have to work on marketing ourselves constantly , remember hardwork will not always get you recognition , what sells most of the time is your own advertisement and marketing . This is yeh age where advertisement works. If one is talented and if they work on this aspect it will lead to good opportunities and satisfaction otherwise we will just be left feeling frustrated.

 

welcome to IT field

 

And when it comes to appraisal, unless you come out to be vocal and voice your opinions, women will continue to be sided out. We just have to fight it out.

It is sad, but Yes, it would take atleast another generation for all humanbeings see men and women as equal intellectually. In this era, we still need to put in 200% to get ahead !!! Sad but true ! After proving couple of times, you would no longer be sidelined. I have seen this phenomenon as well

 

I wouldn't make it a gender issue. If a man is perceived as too soft to pick up a fight, he wouldn't get raises either. Its survival of the fittest, in some places, sadly.

 

In a group of men and women, when there is an opportunity, still men gets picked first (even before people come to know and understand personalities) and women do get sidelined.

I agree. it is a fight for Survival. My point was, the fight needed for survival by a woman is still at 200% till they get "recognized" for being "fit".

If situations in India has improved, and if men and women are being treated fairly and squarely, I would be one among the first to be happy !

At the same time, Yes, favoritsm does go a long way !