I got the chance to see this post from my LinkedIn newsfeed through one of my 1st Degree connections and when i read that caption, simply wow!!! She worked for the Commercial bank of Ceylon for 25 years šŸ™‚ Yesterday she shared her journey with Commercial bank of Ceylon via Linkedin, which is absolutely a surprise to everyone!

Research says;

30% The average person will change careers 5-7 times during their working life according to career change statistics. On average, around 9% of people changed jobs each year between 2000 and 2018; this ranged from a post-recession low of around 5.7% in 2010 to a high of around 10.9% in both 2017 and 2018

If you look at her profile deeply, she started her career as a Banking Assistant in 1995, which is 15 yrs back šŸ˜®

All I can say, she really deserves a BETTER POSITION, because

  1. Probably sheā€™s one of the most senior people ( in terms of years of working and knowing) in this bank.
  2. She might know all the in and out about this bank culture, history, and growth journey.
  3. Iā€™m pretty sure sheā€™s really loyal, loves her job and most importantly sheā€™s passionate.
  4. Looks like sheā€™s smart enough to handle corporate politics, 25 years means 300 months of experience of managing all types of people especially in the corporate industry ( office politics, drama, etc)
  5. She can be trusted because sheā€™s not an opportunity seeker who jumps within 6 months to another company for opportunities rather solving challenges and gain experience.

PS: Iā€™m not promoting Inosha even sheā€™s not in any of my social media connections, sheā€™s a second degree connection for me and all Iā€™m seeing here is combank should appreciate this woman rewarded with a suitable position where she can do even better than limiting herself within a department.

#corporatelifestyle #Inspiraationoftheday #loyality

    Sharanyan changed the title to This is how your Linkedin Profile Experience section should grow.

      Most of the SL organizations are failing on appointing the right person for the right post..appointments are given to a most favourite employee of HR dept/employerā€¦ not to the most talented + loyal employee.

      This is an interesting case study because I closely relate to it at a personal level.

      Although I am not well aware of the work culture differences in the Sri Lankan banking system, I find this equally applicable to India. I have the first-hand experience of being in the sub-manager level in an Indian Bank and have witnessed the experiences of several senior employees. Even my father worked in a bank for 38 years and retired as a Branch Manager. Naturally, the mindset with which I grew up has influence from things that he experienced. Maybe hence I will not blame people from switching employers.

      Because of the same reasons, I agree with you that she needs to be recognized by the employer for her dedication, commitment, and management (survival) in presumable corporate politics.

      From a Linkedin point of view, her profile has a lot of things to get inspired by šŸ˜Š

      The writer suggests that the subject should be in a better position simply because of the years of service? This makes no sense; progression in organizations should be based on merit. Yes, years of service might be a contributing factor but how can one claim that this should be the only criteria? And if the writer think someone ā€˜should be in a better positionā€™ simple because someone has worked for more years, is like sanding a higher grade in an exam simply because you attended all the lectures. I mean no disrespect to the individual in the subject, Iā€™m simply disagreeing with the writerā€™s principle point of this article.

        Dumindu_Tennakoon You have the right to agree or disagree with the post. No second thought about it. My sister even working for a bank she wanted to switch to a different bank because of the pressure and better opportunities. Maybe more reasons for that too.

        But, my point is here a person who worked for a corporate very ā€˜rarelyā€™ stays for more than 15 years in the Sri Lankan context, But if you look at her journey she was this entity almost more than any other Executive director from the same banks. Even itā€™s not a volunteer organization to keep the non-performance employes right? She performed based on her duties, thatā€™s why they still employing her and she remained as an employee.

        My definition of best in this scenario is the gratitude from that bank for her service. I still stand with my point, Better position means a suitable position based on her number of years she services to that company! It doesnā€™t mean CEO or Janitor, High or low, it should be appreciated and relevant.

            Kumarasamy_Parththipan True, When it comes to private sectors, even the most loyal employees are laid off only skilled are surviving.

                vishnuprakash True! The private sectors should appreciate such people, nobody wonā€™t last a decade if they donā€™t like the job or passionate about it, Nobody would just tolerate 20+ just for the job security. Nor any other private sectors wonā€™t keep an employee for 25 years who underperformed.

                I donā€™t complain about the people who are switching often for different jobs for their own reasons, but if there is a way to remain for a longer period to serve the company at the same time able to grow themselves then itā€™s win-win.

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