Yes I Resigned... So What ?

Well..Yes.. You read that Right ! I'm not a Banker anymore.

I joined State Bank of India as a Probationary Officer in March 2018. This was the career and job that I always wanted. Then what happened ? Why did i leave my dream job ?

First of all, to clear any "obvious" perceptions - No, I didn't get any other job or I am not planning to study further or I'm not planning to join my family business (because we don't have any ! :P). The sole reason of me quitting this  so called "prestigious" job is the one that, though, most of us middle class people will call as trivial but actually, is so important to me that it made me take this "big" decision.  That trivial but yet so important reason is "Job Satisfaction".

The State Bank of India gave me everything that a middle class govt job aspirant wants - Money, Reputation, Job Security, Self identity etc  but it did not give me the satisfaction that I expected to get when I got my "Dream Job".  Before getting this job, getting this job was my only wish as well as priority. I was ready to adjust under any kind of work culture, work pressure and work environment. And then, I got this job and experienced the reality, which was not really aligning with my perceptions and expectations.

Now a days, getting a job , that too a govt job, is such a "huge" and "difficult" task that reaction of almost everybody who comes to know about my resignation is like "Are you kidding?" No man, I'm not kidding. I seriously quit my "well paid govt job" because money is not the only thing that matters, because my workplace is where I'm going to spend more than half of my life, because you don't always have to go by the perceptions and expectations of the society and because it's better to take a risk now than to regret later.

Most of the people will either call me crazy or overconfident for quitting a job without a backup in this competitive environment and it really doesn't matter to me because it is ONLY me who has to live with my decisions my whole life and I rather choose to live with a lesson than a regret.

I've not written this blog to justify my decision but to answer the questions that will be obvious from all the people who know or don't know me. I've written this blog because this is My blog and it should contain a reference to one of the important incidents of my life.

Note :  As I do not want to discourage anybody who's willing to take up a job in SBI or banking sector for that matter, please consider the following things:
1. What may bring job Satisfaction to me, may not be of any or trivial significance to a different person and that is why I've not detailed out my version of job satisfaction.
2. Many of my batchmates are doing just fine with this job and enjoying it as well.
3. There are ample growth opportunities in banking sector, SBI specifically, if you are willing to give your time and take the responsibilities.
4. Atlast, it's all about priorities.