What made you leave the IOCL to join NITIE?

Let me share one of my friend’s experiences, he was in a similar situation like this. These are his views on the job at IOCL. It may differ according to every individual and many may not agree to the points.

• The quality of work he was given was not something that appealed to him. He was doing mostly administrative and general management work which did not fulfill his needs.
• Even though you will think that being a PSU does not have any pressure, you are quite wrong. He was in the marketing division and it was really hectic.
• Most importantly, his career was mostly in the hands of his seniors and those with a good lobbying power were more favored. 
• It is not that the same thing does not happen in private sectors, but there is always an option to quit another company in the same sector. Sadly that is not possible in the oil and gas sector.
• Promotions at PSUs are based on time and experience rather than merit. The more time you spend with the company, the more rewarding it is for you. 
• Thus you can see even ITI degree holders at the top management of IOCL. This is not the best form of governance.
• The compensation initially may look very attractive. But later on you will realize that it is actually quite less compared to industry standards.

So according to him, he felt like he was not learning anything new and was stuck in the same position for years. After joining NITIE Mumbai he got to learn a lot more. It will progress his career leaps and bounds.