r/technepal • u/jordborn • 2d ago
Discussion What next?
40 yr old techie here. Been working for over 15 years both in and out of the country. Currently earning close to 3L per month and Building a house for my parents (both in nepal). Just transitioned into a new job that looks like its going to be my last job. Its a 100M dollar company and Ive been hired to steer the department for the outgoing head during the transition. I've seen it all here in Nepal's IT landscape and feel like this is where I'll retire. Does this feel like a cop out or is this good enough?
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u/rawirai 1d ago
belai ma ghar bhanawnu ani saving garnu bholi kaslee dekeko cha!!
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u/jordborn 1d ago
Personally I never imagined I'd be buildinng a house in my lifetime. So this was a great achievement for me. Using my savings so far from my 15 year career for that. Whatever I earn going forward would be saved up obviously
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u/rawirai 1d ago
good good jehos. bank loan bata bachnu!!! baru ghar tulooo na hos stay away from loan!! bholi ke huncha koi ke koi ke !!! IT jobs!!
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u/jordborn 1d ago
Yeah I'm not taking a bank loan for this one atleast. Although I am quite secure with my plans until I retire but it feels good to have done it without any loans
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u/Worldly-Document-417 1d ago
where are you based ? and anything you want to tell us new folks ??
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u/jordborn 1d ago
Im in Kathmandu. And all I can say is learn about the business and how you can add value. Sure AI has had a big impact but at its core its still the humans that are trigerring the solutions and the ideas. And that comes from the understanding the business and what is going to add value to it
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u/barbad_bhayo 1d ago
What next? Kei na kei . Cop out chai kasari bho? I don’t get it how is it cop out
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u/jordborn 1d ago
Well the tech industry keeps evolving and I want to be relevant up until I'm ready to retire. I've tried my hands on management but I learned that I'm much more suited at building ideas, designing and developing solutions. This job so far supports me and my capacity. But it's only a matter of time before they give me a team to manage and my last run at management doesn't fill me with confidence for now.
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u/jordborn 1d ago
A little more context, another top IT company in Kathmandu had offered me a job alongside the one where I work. That one was basically a C suite job and I rejected it because my previous management stint didnt fill me with confidence and the curent job that I'm in was something I was very comfortable with
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u/barbad_bhayo 1d ago
If you are still useful tech guy and are not into management I don’t think company will push you that hard either even though some might ask to take leadership position. Like there are people’s people and technical expertise guy. Huna ta Nepal ko ma bharr ta garna sakinna. Good luck with your journey.
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u/jordborn 1d ago
I have seen enough of these scenarios play out at previous companies. The management position in itself isnt that hard. But for most software companies the managers are placed in a very precarious position. The upper management is not in sync with the ground operations especially with the pivots they usually introduce and its the ground operations that bear the burnt of it. The managers dont really have any executive power, they are just there to herd the employees below them. And that is what I'm not good at. You give me a vision and autonomy to deliver and Im damn good at it and all my previous employers will speak for me on that part.
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u/Legitimate-Novel-568 1d ago
Not just tech companies but most of the companies in Nepal is similar situation
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u/Legitimate-Novel-568 1d ago
Just out of curiosity, how do people in tech usually think about long-term financial goals, like savings, investing, buying a home, or planning for retirement?
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u/jordborn 1d ago
Honestly all of what you mentioned didnt actually register with me up until very recently. Not until I was introduced to the concept of financial planning. Retirement is something I am now seriously thinking about but I do not think I will follow the norms of retiring early. I'm basically a workaholic so I have no idea what am I going to do if I'm not working. Not to say I don't have hobbies, infact I have plenty of hobbies. But I'd need some daily grinding work to do to get my mind fit on the long run.
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u/Legitimate-Novel-568 23h ago
Same here on workoholic. Didn’t make enough time for friends and family, and now feel lonely even when not alone. Worked hard for years but have little to show in terms of savings or investments. Financial planning is so important, and honestly, it feels fked.
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u/noref_on 1d ago
If you're able to build a house in Kathmandu with your savings that's quite good. How is your career so far, number of companies you've worked till now and have you ever had layoff till now. Any advice for someone who can't work for same company for long time or get bored with same work?
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u/jordborn 1d ago
Career has been pretty good so far. I have been lucky enough to work in all the data verticals so when it comes to data I have seen it all and done it all. This is the 4th company I have been associated with. And I left all of the previous one's on my own. I was never laid off. A piece of advice I got on my 1st job was that you should work for a company for a minimum of 3 years if it aligns with your goals. Anything beyond that should be based on 2 things: 1, does it excite you? And 2, are you still learning and growing and adding value to the company? My career really has been guided by those very questions
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u/gedachus 1d ago
I think it’s not good enough unless you have generational wealth. I think you need to keep learning new technologies and keep yourself very hands on no matter what your role is. 100M USD is not a huge company and future could be unstable, I wont plan to retire from there as of yet.
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u/jordborn 1d ago
Well the company isnt showing any signs of slowing down. In the last 2 quarters, we've acquired 5 businesses and planning to add another 2. The top brass is planning to move their work to Nepal sooner or later. And as per estimates, we plan to be valued at 500 Million USD in the next 2 years. Learning has always been a part of where I am today, I and my work has evolved substantially from when I began and that had put me in a very priveleged spot. Imagine not having to interview for any of the jobs that I've held so far. This is my 4th job and all of them were offered to me. I didnt apply to any of them to start with. Funny enough all of them aligned to where and what I wanted to do in that moment of time and my career
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u/Humble-Drawing-3811 1d ago
Wow that's amazing without interviews job offers is peak
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u/jordborn 1d ago
What can I say. I cant believe my own luck. Especially this 4th time when most companies weren't hiring me when I was looking for a job and telling me that I was overqualified
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u/farsikomomo 1d ago
What was your tech stack ? Is it JAVA or C# . Are you probably here since the d2hawkye??
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u/jordborn 1d ago
I work in Data. So the tech stack really varies based on what we are building. The company used to work with C# but we have moved towards JAVA and python for quite some time now
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u/farsikomomo 1d ago
idk your description and tech stack matches the lot of engineering manager i know.
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u/jordborn 1d ago
Yes. well u will see a lot of EM with similar resumes. My career too began with D2hawkeye services but I have far more diversified business knowledge then just sticking to US healthcare. And along with that comes the opportunity to work cross domain and cross tech as well. Another important disticntion is that unlike Em's I develop solutions on my own while supporting the company instead of just managing people and projects
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u/farsikomomo 1d ago
glad to know you didn't stuck into this US healthcare domain only, heard many having harder time transitioning into another domain since the technology gap what they know vs what is currently being done are huge, and over the year that comfortable pay slip has become the biggest bottleneck .
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u/jordborn 1d ago
I dont think its to do with the technology gap. In fact many of the companies that work in US healthcare make use of the best tech when it comes to anything data related. The problem with transitioning is that there is a whole another world out there with scenarios other than what we see in US healthcare data that people are unaware of or do not have knowledge of and cannot wrap their head around it unless they have learned it on their own
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u/No_Standard_1864 1d ago
I'm greeting alot of video recommended like it job after 45; where did they all go......
Why retire? Where do people actually shift to after 40s. What happens specifically in tech, would love you hear your thoughts