suryanarayanan k
2 min readJun 13, 2023

Think before you act!

The new concept was well accepted by the market and the numbers ensured a steady growth!

Founded 2 years earlier, the startup faced a slack period of 8 months till the new concept began to connect well with the users!

Thanks to the young brian who joined the tiny team of 4 around 17 months ago to solve a simple issue that stalled the new concept!

The two founders who are also relatively young found the young mind as an asset and duly recognized the skill by rewarding with ESOPs!

The growth, appreciation, and accolades went into the mind of the young mind and ego began to engross the thoughts!

The young team member began to think that the success of the concept and the growth gained is solely because of his brain!

The more he started to think about this, the further he assumed the dependency of the organization on him!

Few opportunists, who in the disguise of friendship, lured the young man to demand major shareholding!

Which was rejected by the founders on the grounds of justifiable compensation and recognition already bestowed!

Arrogance, born out of ego, pride, and misguidance made the young person act in haste!

And he tendered his resignation without even thinking about the present and future!

He expected that the founders will be forced to comply with his demand but to his dismay, they managed to hire a fresh talent to manage the technical part of the concept!

In under a month, all the opportunists vanished and he was left to fend for himself!

His resume didn't sit well with other employers and neither did his attempts to invite investors to start up a similar vertical!

Forced to return to his native, the talented young mind is still hunting for jobs and opportunities!

Sitting beneath the mango tree in the backyard of his ancestral home, the young man realized his grave mistake!

Had he thought twice before acting in haste, his skill times wouldn't be wasted like this!

He resolved not to give room for emotional reactions and decided to start afresh in his career growth!

One negligent act can ruin life and professional prospects!

suryanarayanan k
suryanarayanan k

Written by suryanarayanan k

An entrepreneur, a nature conservator, active in writing, organising team outdoor activities and educating young minds on matrimonial harmony

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