Hello,
I am 32 year old. I have done graduation in commerce & PGDBM from one private institute. Due to some reason I wasn't working since last 4 years as I was raising my daughter. Wherever I went for interview I was asked, why you didn't work for last 4 years, even if I answer the interviewer gives an expression as if this gap is not valid. One of the interviewer told me on face that which century you're living? Nowadays women are so career oriented that they don't stop working regardless of any event take place in their life, and in your case, just because you got married and had daughter you stopped working, if I hire you and what if tomorrow you have other child will you again leave the job and stop working?
It was so hurtful & my confidence really went down on hearing this. I was tired of giving interview & getting rejected based on my career gap. In addition, I was in urgent need of job & money. So I thought bpo would entertain my gap and will also provide good salary. So I went for interview at bpo & was easily selected. The ambiance and atmosphere of this company is really great. Its a very organized mnc bpo. For the first time I am feeling that I am working in corporate. Its totally different experience working in big corporate. BUT there is one thing I am unhappy about & its bothering me a lot. People here are much younger than me. Sometimes they comment on my age. Some of them are 12th pass and only 18. So I feel that am I at the wrong place or am I over educated for this position? I feel like I am too old to work here and I can't relate to people here.
But I have no option. I at-least want to spend one year here. And I badly need money to fulfill mine and my daughter's needs. But I feel very inferior about my age and jealous of this young people that they got this opportunity in very young age while when I was their age, bpo wasn't so popular..
Do you think is it normal to work at bpo at 32?
I am 32 year old. I have done graduation in commerce & PGDBM from one private institute. Due to some reason I wasn't working since last 4 years as I was raising my daughter. Wherever I went for interview I was asked, why you didn't work for last 4 years, even if I answer the interviewer gives an expression as if this gap is not valid. One of the interviewer told me on face that which century you're living? Nowadays women are so career oriented that they don't stop working regardless of any event take place in their life, and in your case, just because you got married and had daughter you stopped working, if I hire you and what if tomorrow you have other child will you again leave the job and stop working?
It was so hurtful & my confidence really went down on hearing this. I was tired of giving interview & getting rejected based on my career gap. In addition, I was in urgent need of job & money. So I thought bpo would entertain my gap and will also provide good salary. So I went for interview at bpo & was easily selected. The ambiance and atmosphere of this company is really great. Its a very organized mnc bpo. For the first time I am feeling that I am working in corporate. Its totally different experience working in big corporate. BUT there is one thing I am unhappy about & its bothering me a lot. People here are much younger than me. Sometimes they comment on my age. Some of them are 12th pass and only 18. So I feel that am I at the wrong place or am I over educated for this position? I feel like I am too old to work here and I can't relate to people here.
But I have no option. I at-least want to spend one year here. And I badly need money to fulfill mine and my daughter's needs. But I feel very inferior about my age and jealous of this young people that they got this opportunity in very young age while when I was their age, bpo wasn't so popular..
Do you think is it normal to work at bpo at 32?