When does one become ‘senior’ in an organization? Is it when one has 5 years of experience? Or 10, 20, or 30?
There is no right answer. And for good reason. 25-year olds can and do run companies, just as 65-year olds can and do too.
Everybody’s experience levels are different. Just as their skill sets and temperaments are.
Someone with 30 years of experience might be great in a banking role, but a recent graduate with 2 years of experience may far outweigh that experience in a technology role.
But it is good to treat everyone well, senior or junior. For, today’s reportee could well become tomorrow’s boss.
If someone thinks you are not fit to do a particular job, that is only their opinion. And opinions being free, may come and go. If our mental make-up is not strong, we can quickly feel inadequate.
Forget what others say. No Chairman or Founder or CEO was ever born for or accepted in a role de-facto.
We each have the capability to be anything we want to. As long as we don’t let ourselves stand in the way.
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The Life of P.I.
Pseudo Intellectuals.
We all know who they are. They innocuously troll and post their free-for-all opinions on pretty much every single discussion item in public view. Armed with educational degrees from the great University of Twitter and / or the College of Whatsapp, they are on a quest to rule the world from atop their armchair thrones.
We may not like them. But what if we are one of them? Not on social media. But in social life. Or even in home life or work life. How many times have we passed a comment on someone, only to realise we didn’t care to learn the the complete picture?
We are on the path of mental transformation aren’t we? In which case, it is more about our thoughts and less about our words and deeds.
Everyone is wired differently. Different people have different opinions. And they have a right to have them as well.
The problem comes when we want to assert our influence on everyone else. Wanting to encroach on others is not the same as not letting others encroach unto us.
The latter is fine, the former is avoidable. Only then can inner peace prevail.