What things or steps have you taken to improve self confidence? How long did it take you?

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Going to the gym helps tremendously

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For me it took a lot of research on specific topics and business processes so that I felt confident I knew what everyone was talking about in meetings and just in talking to the client. Not sure if that’s what you were talking about but works for me

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For me it took becoming very strong technically and a lot of practice. It was about 10 years before I really started feeling comfortable. I really good mentor helped a lot too. I’m normally really shy

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Take an improv class - really helps you get out of your head!

Time will resolve the problem. I'm in the same shoes. I feel more experience will give me more confidence at the end.

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What car pool or cab pool benefit in Thoughtworks?

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Hi fishes Will work from home in FIS continue atleast upto Dec 2022? Any idea? FIS Global


I got offer in Bangalore FIS and my husband got an offer with one big company in Hyderabad. Both companies are currently WFH only but in future, I might have to consider moving to Hyderabad. Fis doesn't have office in Hyderabad so I was wondering if I can ask permanent WFH later. I guess I will be put in fis payment solution.

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Hi fishes,
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How much FIS can offer for senior software Engineer/ senior implementation conversation analayst.?

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