suni51 wrote:
SJ, you are a mechanical engineer so you can open a repairing shop near your home, that will give you enough time to look after your family. Besides, if you employ me in your garage (I am also an engineer) you can spend enough time looking after your family :)
Even if SJ is a mechanical engineer, there is a lot to be seen.
Is he deriving pleasure out of his job?
Has he chosen his profession willingly or just for earning a liveli hood?
If he really enjoys his job, he need not think about change. With a little bit of adjustment here and there, he can get best of the two worlds.
In all, unless SJ provides all the answers, it's not possible to guide him.
SJ is a senior manager in one of the best multinationals in NCR of India. He starts such topics just to gain sympathy. I will not mention it here his company owes me lot of money that I lost buying their shares a couple of years before. :). As Vijay has rightly mentioned, the private companies pay good but they suck blood esp of their sincere workers (careless ones do not survive for long).
Obviously SJ wants to have a good pay and perks and enough time to enjoy life. I think one cannot have both. It's here SJ has to weigh the things and come to a decision. As the saying goes,"One cannot have the cake and eat it too."
Yes one cannot have both things together but there may be way out by which I may have a balance in my life.
That way with which you can have a balanced life should be discovered by you alone by trial and error.