Career Path: A Meandering Way
My 40+ years of professional journey. It's well past 40 years since I started as a management professional in 1985. This journey has spanned five organizations (Damodar Ropeways Construction Co. Ltd., MICO/Bosch, Visteon, Hansen/ZF, and now Suprajit), three sectors (construction/ropeways, automotive, wind energy), and six functions (quality assurance, production/manufacturing, finance/accounts/controls, purchase/material management, sales/marketing, general management). I even stayed in Thailand and Belgium. Many ask how I managed this—was it planned or serendipitous? Recently, during a fireside chat with our tech team (150 engineers, mostly Gen Z and millennials), a young engineer posed just that, seeking advice for planning their careers. I shared my story and decided to blog about it Where It All Began: From Physics Dreams to Forced Mechanical reality Tracing back, it started with professional education. I loved physics, vaguely eyeing BSc, MSc, maybe a PhD in quantum physics....