From Doubting Me to Backing Me Up | Mumbai Diary Day 24

Welcome back to Day 24 of my daily Mumbai diaries! 🥹🏢 If you're new here: I’m Tara, a fresher architect navigating my first corporate interior design job in Mumbai. This channel is my unfiltered digital diary where I document what surviving office life, adulting, and building a career in this city actually feels like. Today started with another casual post-work conversation with my team lead. What basically turned into a 1-on-1 career podcast—talking about why architects stay at firms for 5+ years, industry growth rates, and office boundaries—quickly took a wild turn. First, he dropped a massive studio secret: he is quietly preparing to quit the firm, and I was the very first person in the office he told. Just as I was processing losing my mentor, he gave me the most honest, unexpected feedback. He confessed that when I first joined, he thought I was too loud, too chaotic, and would quit interior design within weeks. But after seeing me pull through high-pressure client deadlines, he told me that both he and our Principal Architect consider me a "very valuable asset" to the firm who everyone is counting on. From getting called a "red flag" by HR yesterday to hearing this today—here is the rollercoaster reality of earning validation as a junior designer. If you've ever worked quietly hoping your effort gets noticed by seniors, hit Like, Comment, and Subscribe! See you tomorrow! ❤️ #mumbaivlog #mumbaidiaries #architectlife #CareerValidation #JuniorArchitect #TeamLeadStories #interiordesignstudio #dayinmylife #architecture #interiordesign #newbie #firstjob #life