8+ years in PHL, NY, CHI and SFO // IND since 2014
“I did not want immigration policies to dictate my life.”
I left India in 2004 to do my engineering in Philadelphia and then moved to New York to work for Goldman as an analyst for 6 years. I moved back to India in 2014 as Goldman started my green card process as I did not want to stick around in Goldman - I did not want immigration policies to dictate my life. I sold my stuff in Manhattan, moved to Bangalore and spent 2 months networking, looking for an early to growth stage startup. Finally I ended up working with Easytap for 2 years, which was my first professional experience in India. Later I went back for business school to Wharton, worked for Square in SF but the plan was to come back to India and do something of my own. I believe that moving back has been one of my best decisions. My parents live 10 minutes down the road and I have been amazed by the weather and food. The work life harmony in India is great. I am not a mother yet but if I ever decide to be one I know that balancing work and life is great in India. However this decision did require me to make some adjustments - the work culture in India is different, people get personal at times and you need to get used to standing in queues. However, just accepting the situation helped me settle in.