Years of Service
When I joined SAP, I was already 36 years old. So before that, I had already worked in London for 18 years and changed employers (on average) every 4 years.
Why do people constantly change jobs?
- The reason generally is about Professional Growth although there is no single answer that fits to everyone! Ultimetaly, we all want to increase our practical experience and gain more exposure to different business areas. For me, there was sufficient diversity inside SAP offering a variety of opportunities. Since entering SAP in 1996, I worked in many deparments including in IT, SAP Best Practices™ {aka RDS / Model Companies}, ByD even as an assistant to Gerd Oswald.
- Like aging & growing old, the purpose of life is all about accumulating wisdom & maturity & learning new interesting topics. But what would be the point of all that if these experiences are not shared with anyone?
- I don't only mean to pay it back to your colleagues / friends by mentoring the next generation! 😉
- I am talking about achieving a balance in your life especially with the company of your loved ones (partner, friends & family) ...
- So my advice here is don't focus so much on your professional career to the point where you sacrifice your personal accomplishments.
- Consider how lucky you are if you have a partner or family to share them with.
- Seak any memories which come once in a lifetime & treasure them!
- Take a picture of them ...
- I don't mean take a selfie 🤳 for Instagram!!!
- Instead record a mental image of them here in your mind and cherish these moments.
- Life should be full of fun.
