The work of a senior executive at a technology services provider can be hectic. It would involve meeting tight deadlines and working late nights to take care of the grievances of clients. Amit (name changed on request) was up for the challenge. The career of the 42-year-old techie at an innovation lab in Bengaluru was booming. But there was a bugbear. His work involved visiting clients, domestic and overseas, and Amit cannot handle flying.
The mere thought of sitting in an enclosed metal tube hurling above the clouds at 800 km per hour, 35,000 feet above ground was overwhelming. What if something went wrong, Amit often wondered. After all, he cannot stop the plane and walk out of it, like in a car or a train. The fear of flying or aviophobia forced him to pass on several opportunities that could have given his career a stratospheric trajectory.
