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Anyone here 40s never married, no kids?
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Hello Folks,
My current CTC is 16L (13L Fixed) in Accenture and working as CL10 and WFH.
I got an offer from PWC AC Bangalore is 21L fixed and WFH with joining date 15th Dec.
Now I got a promotional offer from Accenture of 16.6L fixed (with 25% hike) to CL9 which will be effective from 1st Dec.
They are asking me to retain.
Could any one please suggest me the better option? My yoe is 7 years.
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I’ll give some advice my PhD advisor told me - there’s never a good time to have kids. It’s always disruptive, and you’ll adjust. Your perspective on your career will change. Sometimes I wish I had kids earlier tbh, but my sons are awesome and I can’t imagine life without them so I’m glad we had our kids when we did
I think the better question to ask is how does having children factor into facilitating your career?
Stay with me here… once you have even just one… your priorities change. Having a child has actually helped my career Bc it has put a premium in time. It actually helps me work better and be less idle or procrastinate as much.
Having said that if you want to work insane hours or travel a ton for work maybe it’s not the time. Only you can know the answer but whatever one it is and whenever the time is for you to start a family it’ll be the right decision.
The earlier the better… mostly. It won’t get easier or less disruptive.
My advice, don’t plan too much
Our first arrived around 28 and 30 years, the third at 39. I can feel the difference in energy, and it was less disruptive to our careers.
It can take a long time to get pregnant, and most people want to know their kids for as long as possible (their grandparents probably do to).
Once you are ready, I would consider not waiting because these things are hard to plan for and if you justify waiting for money then there is always more money round the corner.
I think this is something that people don't think about. Fertility issues or delays in conceiving can completely delay having a family by years.
It is why I recommend that if two people do plan to have kids, that they start trying 1 to 2 years earlier because you just never know.
Plus the amount of energy it takes is something not to be underestimated.
But then again, alot of factors to consider if or when to have kids..
My SO and I prioritized our careers during our late 20s and early 30s. As immigrants, we really wanted to build financial stability before we had kids. We did when we were both 35 and I’m glad that we waited. No one tells you how expensive it is to raise kids in a HCOL city, especially if you don’t have a strong support structure/ family that lives close by. We’ve also been able to give our son some great opportunities- private school, music lessons, college fund, camps etc. So, IMO it really depends on you on how you want to raise your kids.