SquadRun, is a name that resonates with opportunities, teamwork, and new avenues. It’s unique concept has opened doors for many, and hopes to continue doing so. One such member of the SquadRun family, is Shilpa, a homemaker, a Squad Contractor and an independent mother.
Shilpa, 36, a commerce graduate who took a sabbatical from her career as an Assistant Manager to take care of her children, shares her story of how SquadRun brought a new turn to her life.
What is your work experience?
I had worked for some of India’s leading banks like Citi Bank, American Express and HDFC Bank in calling and operational field. I got married in 2005 while I was working as an Assistant Manager in HDFC bank but when I got pregnant, I had to leave my job.
After that I got caught up with my kids and since there was no help at home I could not take up a job. After a gap of about three to four years, I tried getting back to work. I was not eligible for the Entry Level jobs because of the age factor and for the Middle Level jobs, I did not have sufficient experience. Companies have very strict policies and I failed to get back to my career.
Why work from home?
Despite my efforts to catch up with my career, I could not find a job. Then I came to know about SquadRun through Sheroes. I received an email from SquadRun for a work from home job opportunity and they helped me to understand their concept in no time.
Now, I love working from home as the schedule is flexible and gives me the liberty to work at my convenience. I can easily maintain a healthy balance between work and home which a lot of my friends, who are employed full time, are struggling to maintain.
With a lot of companies situated at the outskirts of the city, the opportunity to work from home eliminates all my worries of commuting everyday. It gives me a great sense of satisfaction and confidence to see myself as a strong personality paving my own way.
How has SquadRun helped you?
SquadRun has helped me come out of the vacuum phase of my life where I was not doing anything and a feeling of worthlessness had crept inside me. After working for seven years, the gap in my career made that zeal inside me, go away. SquadRun has helped me regain my lost confidence and it gives me immense pleasure to see myself getting back on track, earning on my own. SquadRun changed my life and made me a more confident and an independent woman.
What is the best thing about SquadRun?
The best part about SquadRun is that it has a great team to work with. They are doing a great job and are very cooperative and supportive. I spend about 5–6 hours on the SquadRun app daily and do a variety of things. There are a lot of different and unique missions that are on the app daily that I never get bored. The added bonus to the missions adds to my motivation and enthusiasm to keep myself going.
SquadRun always has different scripts for the calling missions which never lead to monotony. I enjoy doing the calling missions as I feel they are challenging and make me nostalgic about days when I used to make calls in CitiBank. I find data missions equally interesting on the app and there is great variety of questions.
I take pride in telling everyone that I work for SquadRun.
How has SquadRun helped you financially?
I joined SquadRun in March 2016 and since then there has been no looking back. I have earned about 20 thousand rupees. I feel so motivated working through this platform. I’m not dependent on anyone for money. I have enough to to fulfil the wishes of my kids and myself. It gives me a sense of independence and boosts my self esteem.
My kids are my biggest source of encouragement. Everyday they come home and ask about my work, and how much I earned. It is great to see how much they appreciate their mother and it fills me with pride and satisfaction.
What is the best thing about joining SquadRun? What message do you have for other women seeking for a similar avenue?
The best thing about SquadRun is that it gives a platform to reboot yourself, to find yourself again, without putting anything at stake. With the cell phone based services of SquadRun, all the tasks and missions, in your hand, only the touch of a button away.
Earlier I felt like I was losing out on life, when I used to see my friends stepping out and pursuing their dreams. But now, I feel I have an edge over them. I work, earn, and yet have ample time to juggle successfully between personal and professional life.
To sum it up, the message I’d like to send to others like myself, is “SquadRun is the best thing to have happened to me in years. It has helped the hidden, ambitious and confident Shilpa to come back to life. And if I can do it, so can anybody.”
SquadRun is many different things for people, a tool to earn income, a way to be more productive while on the bus, an enjoyable pastime for when you’re looking for something stimulating to do. SquadRun also acts as the perfect practice ground for those looking to hone their professional skills. Whether you are a college student, homemaker or working professional SquadRun has a little something for you.
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