Is there something you need that you don't get from your current social circle?

21M working from home as a SDE. I do live with my parents in a tier 3 city. Most of my time is just spent working on my desk. This is just depressing as I don't have many friends to hangout and even those I have are busy in their own life. I make good and can easily afford to go and live in a tier 1 city but will that be a good option leaving my parents and knowing most of my time would be spent indoors. What would you do if you were in my shoes.

Most of us on Grapevine, working in corporate sector might make decent chunk of money if we keep grinding for a decade or two but very few of us would have the social capital (or as they say “networking” in our corporate jargon). Increasingly realising that the society respects the business owners or govt officers more than any senior leader in an IT firm. There is no social recognition for corporate folks. It might not be relevant for young folks as they still have some residual social recognition of the family for now, but what would happen after a decade or two. Most of the corporate “friends” are no longer in touch except for very rare ones. How does one build a social circle after 10-20 yrs in corporate? Would like to hear from folks above 40 yrs if they’ve had similar thoughts and how are they managing? Also, What are some ways one can start building social circle overtime while doing a corporate job? PS: I am referring social capital as having a certain level of stature in society alongwith deep connections with some people living around you who can help you in need or can expect something from you. This is different from LinkedIn networking where primary expectation is referrals.

I recently shifted from Noida to Hyd for my job, but since this is the first im residing far from home.. one thing Ive observed is weekends Boredom.. i mean yes i can grind hard that also i do… but still yrr im missing cricket here.. lets make a community.. if you’re in same boat as me .. please drop a comment,, plan is to play on weekends .. ground and all will sort once we get enough numbers,, my loc - near Amazon office

When I look outside my room I feel sad. I can see grey skies of Delhi. It is so cold. No one to hug or embrace. My heart Is hurting a lot. I dont know why. I worked so hard. I spend 10-12 hours at work and I have no time for friends and family. I also make good money (86LPA/6YOE). I have no time to spend this money. My family is happy with me because I am successful. My gf is happy with me because I can afford her lifestyle and give her nice gifts and experiences. I am borderline depressed. All my friends are from work. I feel like Patrick Bateman from American Psycho.

I’m a very private person and I was a bit confused whether I should write here or not, but anyway. So, day before yesterday I was sitting on my chair after dinner and was thinking about my life and what the hell am I doing. I realised that, Saala bachpan se aaj tak race me hi bhaag raha hun. Pehle school me 1st, 2nd, 3rd aane ki race me. Then acche college milne ki race me. Then uske baad acchi job milne ki race me. Then uske baad agar ladki chahiye toh uske liye bhi ek race hai (Don’t have a gf, plz don’t take me wrong, it was a realisation) My current daily routine is like this: Wakeup everyday, write code, go gym, dinner, and then sleep and repeat this cycle everyday. School ke dost peeche chhoot gaye, college ke dost apni life me busy ho gaye, colleagues se main zyada baat nhi karta and main akela padh gaya. Feels like life is not intriguing anymore, it has no spark left. Its so painful to live everyday. I feel like I don’t want to live any more, I want to die but I can’t cuz of 2 reasons. 1. I’m the only son of my parents. 2. If I die like this, then I won’t be able to come out from the birth cycle. That’s it 🙏🏼

I've been sitting at home due to wfh option since 2 years. I'm the only person from the team in Hyderabad location, so I don't have a seat in the office. I'm given the freedom. And unsurprisingly have no social interactions. A couple of friends keep meeting once in a fortnight but that's it. Any places that you would recommend (non-partying spaces) to hangout and meet new people, make meaningful connections?

Hello Everyone There is a common saying find a mentor, ask people who are experienced, and take advice from people who have what you want I try interacting with these kinds of better, experienced people than me Either they have DM open only for people they follow on Twitter, not accept connection requests on LinkedIn How to approach these people? I am not playing the victim but how to network when you have nothing of use to them Plz share your experiences overcoming that or how you got the attention of people who align with your vision

I was in a remote job from 2020, until last year where I was laid off in November. Then when I started searching for new companies my priority was to work on site, but again I got a remote job. My problem is living in the house 24*7 make it dull after sometimes and you forgot the line between personal life and work life. All I did was waking up in the bed and then opening laptop and vice versa in the night. Plus you don't have social interaction. Now I have become an introvert living in my own room and it takes enormous energy to go out and meet people. Is remote job really worth it wasting my 20's sitting in the home ? How are you folks coping up with this thing?