HK,
I have certain personal questions which are related to my office & hope if I could get any guidance.
So basically I work in an IT firm in India with counterparts in US.
I have been working in a project for around 3 years. We are a team of around 15 people here in India. I had been closely working with one of my colleagues here in my team who shares a similar profile as mine. I have always shared a very excellent rapport with this person, who is kind of my senior in the team, but we work very closely. Also, I was able to focus on my work, knowing fully well that my senior would be there to support in case of any issues & he took up care of a lot of management related work.
Recently, this person has decided to take a transfer to a new project within the same firm, as his promotion was not happening in our project.
Now, this decision has caused extreme nervousness in me for a couple of reasons;
1. It might put a lot of work burden/pressure on me, since there are not many people with similar skillset (Had 1 person join in our US team recently, but since that person is new, I'll have to shoulder a lot of responsibilities). Already, there are indications, that I would have to support multiple sub-projects within the team. This is making me feel very stressed.
2. The other point is slightly on non-technical grounds that since I had a very excellent rapport with him, I am worried how I would adjust without him in the team.
I have started thinking of the options going forward including taking an internal transfer myself within the same firm. Other option is to stay within the team & see how it goes about without my colleague.
Any guidance in dealing with this pressure situation would be highly appreciated.
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Learn to be independent. If you want to rely on someone then rely on Sri Krishna. Whatever He does it is for your benefit.
Try to be positive in every circumstances that may come in life. Every thing is going according to Lord's plan. Everything teaches you something important in life.
We all meet people temporarily for sometime to exchange ideas and learn and grow then move on.. to face new challenges.
at the start it might look OMG i cannot do it.. I will go back.. I cannot take this much pressure alone.. But you will learn something new take challenges.. You can do it!!!!
When you learn to ride a bike you felt you can never learn and wanted to lean on your dad for support..But slowly you got over it....!
New people new environment new commitments new challenges this is what is life about. Have firm faith in Krishna.
Krishna is our only support.
Hare Krishna.
Hare Krsna Prabhuji,
PAMHO.
I have read the contents of your post. You can see how the situation unfolds after the senior moves to the new team, keeping in touch with him from time to time. You should try to excel in the current project because you are already familiar with the subject, and having worked on it for 3 years, already proved yourself somewhat in this project. So this project is known devil for you. Something is familiar. Now you have to figure out how you get along with the new senior. Try and see. I am sure it will be a learning experience and you will be enriched by knowing that your work shines under all circumstances.
On the other hand, if you follow your senior to the new profile, it will be new profile for you as well as your senior. He will also be trying to find his feet there and fit in, prove himself. At that time, whether he will be able to give you the same kind of support and guidance that you got in your current project, you have to gauge. Secondly, is he open to mentoring you? Thirdly, he may lean on you more in the new project, you being a known person to him. So it is possible that you will have additional responsibilities in the new profile as well.
Regarding work pressure on current profile, you can estimate and clearly tell the bosses how much pressure you are able to take, politely refusing the extra works. What I understand is, you have to sincerely try to take on extra load - your office is looking on to you for that.
In all this, if you keep Krsna in the center, you are better placed to take the right decision. I will advise you to chant sincerely minimum 4 rounds of Mahamantra every day and read Bhagavad Gita As It Is daily, You will be in the right direction of life and will progress materially as well as spiritually.
Best of luck,
Haribol,
Your servant,
Radha Rasamayi DD
Hare Krishna & Thanks a lot Radha Rasamayi DD for taking the time out in going through my question & replying back. Apologies from my end for not making it clear in the original question, but there is no senior replacement as such. Also the person who is leaving our current project was actually a peer or at similar level (though a bit senior in terms of overall experience as well as in current project)
There are other people in our team as well, but they work on a different skillset than what me & my peer worked on.
Having said that, one of my worries in the absence of my peer is there would be no immediate point of contact for any kind of help which I may require. I mean till today, I worked without much pressure & always had in the back of my mind that my peer is there to help, should I get stuck anywhere. Apart from that, I had an excellent rapport with him compared to other people in my team. He always made me comfortable in discussing any matters beyond the professional stuff. Again, wondering how I'll adjust to the new reality of him not being around.
One good thing is that person has just taken an internal transfer, so would still be accessible (though would have his own commitments in his new project)
So essentially, if I have to summarize, I am trying to understand how easy or difficult it is going to adjust in the project without the presence of my colleague & what is the best way to deal with the situation ?
Also, just to be very honest I am not much into chanting, though I love reading KC related books & do indeed read a lot of stuff. Is there any similar context/situation which you could think of in any of our scriptures, which I could read & take them as guidance.
Thanks a lot. HK.