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A bold move 👏🏻👏🏻👌- Grapevine

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Been in Bangalore for 6+ years and love everything the city has given me. 
This city ( more like people here) taught me what software engineering and product sense is, how to entrepreneurs function, whats a 100X coder like. 
Made many memories, weekend trips to nearby places were so nice. Dated, moved in and then married my girlfriend, adopted a dog. So Bangalore has given me a lot. 
But in hindsight it takes a way a lot also - 
1. Everybody is in constant work mode, even in parties its just about who is doing what
2. Everybody is in loot mode here - i have seen locals pay less for veggies/fruits in front of me, then the veggies apparently have lead in them
3. Rents/builders/brokers/roads - we all know whats up with them 

Though it was nice initially, now i feel like even after earning so much ( ctc > 1cr) if i just spend it all here ( monthly expenses ~2lacs same is with all my married friends), what is the point even.

Hence making a move to slow life now, where you get a house with garden for 25k and fresh veggies and you can actually develop some relationship with community. 

This urge to always outperform in career is not really needed, we all eventually work towards savings and hence if i earn less but spend even lesser, its more or less the same thing for me.

But i dont want to live in a matchbox, travel 1 hour to meet a friend, eat a roti for 150bucks and be in constant anxiety about climbing the ladder. 

All i want is to focus on health, and sit in a garden in some sunshine with my wife and my dog and enjoy a cup of tea. 

So yes, I AM DONE. Moving to a tier 2 ( more like tier 2.5 town ) 

Happy to answer any questions if anybody has any.

Done with Tier1 cities, moving to tier 2 town with family - A rant

So are you fed up with Bangalore or just the career rat race? 
  
 Both are different. 
  
 Also, costs can be low in Bangalore, spending 2L/mo in married life isn't a feature of the city, it's the feature of your circle. 
  
 Not all high earners have to be HENRYs

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TECH NEWS : A product designer quit his job on the first day due to a manager's expectation of unpaid overtime and dismissal of work-life balance as 'western deve

Man quits on Day 1 after manager calls work-life balance 'Western Behaviour': Shares this resignation letter online - Times of India

Bold Decision

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CPMO is being let go less than 1 year since he joined Jupiter. Is it a sign of broader layoffs at Jupiter or was it for performance issues that he is being fired? Anyone with insider insights here?

Jupiter laid off their CPMO

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Hope he succeeds. We need to kill Google monopoly in maps!

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Hello Grapeviners

So I guess I hit the mid-life career crisis and finally resigned from Microsoft abruptly yesterday. 

Reasons for resignation:
1. I am saturated with my work and feel out of fuel now.
2. No Pay Raise or Stocks since 2 years.
3. No Promo in last 2 years even after being a top performer and winning multiple awards and accolades.
4. Was promised by my manager that I will be promoted in Feb but now he/she quotes budget.

What my manager says:
1. You have a valid L1B, don't resign.
2. Says you will get the promo in September but now it is not possible.

Please Note: I resigned abruptly without any offers in hand. I guess managers think that folks who have L1B won't resign so their promo can be delayed.

Just wanted to share with the the community. Thanks 🙏

Resigned from Microsoft

Half of me wanna yell at you for being stupid, but other half tells me you know better about appreciation and promo thing within org. If you don’t regret it, it’s good then!

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What are your thoughts about this ad?

https://www.instagram.com/p/C3PWjZcoN0x/

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Visionary move by Lord Bhavish

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Got hints that I’ll be fired

I presented them with an option of taking a lower level position

The next lower level options top band was 40 percent less than my current pay

I took the demotion given the market and personal circumstances.

 If I search for opportunities outside I would have to ask for 60 percent hike

I guess, my salary is corrected forever 😪

I took a demotion

Hey I hope you're all right  
 While the mkt is definitely in downtrend demotion would be difficult for you in long run. Let's connect over DM

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I am 8 YOE professional with 5 YOE as Project Manager. 

Q1. What is the best certifications required to get into Product Management role? 

Q2. What is the average salary in Pune for a Product Manager role with 8+ YOE? 

Currently I am being Baid 12 LPA as Project Manager and want to increase my salary by at least 20 LPA. 

C
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

Want to be a Product Manager.

Software Project Manager

Everyone is jumping for higher salary because they're supposed to - as potentially expenses increases over time over an individual's life cycle. 

I was new to my role , had some experience already, and now 2.5 years later I'm an expert in this role ...and I'm feeling the pressure of "switching" for better pay and learning and growth because otherwise I'm stagnated in this role in this company. 

My CTC right now was once upon a time my aspiration but now it's on the lower average side for my years of experience. 

But wasn't the point of work to find a place where you can work for a long long time and make decent money - I like the role , the bosses , the flexibility etc. But the organization size is small and there genuinely isn't much steep growth path ahead. 

I am ambitious and I would like a bigger role in a different company at some point of time in my life but right now everything is settled here and is fine...except the learning / growth/ salary is now stagnated for the next ~12 months or so. 

I'm confused about staying or switching.

How we work is broken

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I tried Ola ebike service for commuting a short distance ~ 5km. The experience was good and the fare was also cheap(50 Rs.). 
I spoke to the driver about earnings and whether he has to give EMI for the OE bike. Then he showed me the below table - how his earnings are calculated. 

I got shocked at seeing the high earnings amount - upto 4.5K daily which amounts to 1.35 lac monthly! 
He told me that Ola ebike is for short distances only - Upto 7-8 kms. And he is able to get average 3-4 rides in 1 hour, and he also doesn't have to pay for the vehicle rent. The Charging is also free at Ola Chargers. 

I couldn't help but wonder how can Ola sustain with this much spending. If they're giving upto 1lac to every driver and charging the user very less, that's a lot of cash burn.

Ola ebike - Driver Earnings

Just go for it folks

After 2+ years of driving automation excellence in the utility domain with Tosca, I'm looking for a new challenge. If you're a leading IT company, let's connect!

Core expertise: Tosca automation in utility domain Looking to join: #Accenture #Microsoft #IBM #Deloitte #Capgemini #TCS #Infosys #Wipro #HCLTech #Cognizant

Know of a job opening that's a great fit? Let's explore!

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This is a personal win post.

I'm a '23 grad from top IIT but from non circuital branch. I did my summer internship in a payments MNC as a Quality Engineer and received PPO, but I rejected it since I didn't want to continue in testing. This was when recession was just starting. The money was decent in PPO, but I felt I could get more in a dev role in placements.

When placements came, I interviewed with few big companies, but unfortunately got rejected at some stage. Finally I got placed at Cogoport (yes that same cursed company), with a higher CTC but same base. I was initially happy with it, but as I talked with seniors I came to know about the horrors there, and a month before my joining I decided to take the jump and didn't join. My parents weren't supportive of the decision and I had to fight with them.

I was trying offcampus for a couple of months with a very specific strategy, I got good response but none of them converted to an offer. I finally joined a seed stage startup through my friend as an intern for 3 months. I struggled a lot initially but eventually put in the efforts and learnt and contributed well. The work, culture and people are great here.

Two months after I joined the startup, I got to know that almost half of the new joiners were laid off from Cogoport. And today is my first official day as a full time employee at the same startup I joined as an intern. The base is also the same as the other 2 offers, although CTC decreased but I have immense learning and responsibilities here and I'm sure I'll grow faster than my counterparts in big companies.

Thanks for hearing me out. Have a great end to the year folks

Huge career gamble paid off

Looking forward to some nice stories from the community. Some positive, some not so positive - what made you take a pay cut?

Have you ever taken a pay cut for a job? Share your reasons 💵

I take a pay cut every year due to inflation. Involuntarily, of course.

Corporate Strategist

Would it be a good move to shift from D365 to SAP consulting? Haven't come across any one who has... Please answer honestly.

Want to start a career in SAP consulting; currently working as a D365 CRM consultant with 2 YOE

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Important point to note is ease my trip is 2nd largest flights and Holiday booking app just after MMT and is fully home grown.

MMT has the Chinese investor as big  shareholder. IS THIS THE CONNECTION?
Link- https://x.com/ANI/status/1744263044031795483?s=20

Ease my trip closing Maldives bookings

He’s been involved in shady shit in the past is what I read on X. Personally I don’t really trust anyone who’s got a sudden “nation first” business idea for two reasons.  
  
 1) They see this as a PR move to win allies in the current regime or the social media warriors who are in huge numbers now.   
  
 2) As a founder / business you won’t really make a move which hampers it. It doesn’t make sense economically. I maybe see how this won’t be bad atm for the company considering majority of his user base are Indians and they will boycott Maldives as per them and this won’t affect his business hence.

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Queen Move!

Swiggy hits EBITDA profitability on its food delivery business. For context, Zomato turned EBITDA profitable in their last quarter (food delivery) as well. Thoughts?

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