Afraid about moving to Blr
I am a middle class guy working as a senior engineer in one of the product companies. I belong from the north-east, and I am the only child in my family. Since covid, I was working in a wfh setup. Recently, my company has ended work from home for everyone, and I am supposed to move to Bangalore very soon or quit. I am an active user on all social media groups on Reddit, Fb, etc. For the past couple of months after seeing so much of negative news about Bangalore, Especially the high population, skyrocketing rents, the auto unions, corruption, cut-throat competition, discriminative news, traffic issues, etc. It makes me nervous to be honest. My wfh here was pretty chill, and I had a very limited social circle here, but was satisfied since I could spend most time with my mom and dad. Im very afraid now about what should I do next, shall I quit the job and search for wfh, or shall I make my move. I don’t have any acquaintances there, no friends, no idea about what I’ll be doing next, how to start house hunting, or job hunting. At this point I am miserable and overwhelmed to think about all of this. Anyone who has gone through all of these, If you can share your 2cents, experiences or thoughts, about how you dealt this phase. It will be really helpful for me at this point in my journey. Thanks in advance! 🙏🏻
Get a wfh job ... period.
Bangalore is overrated.
Better to move to noida...u will face less racism
randomadvert
Stealth
a year ago
🥲 At my exp level and domain, no wfh jobs are available!
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randomadvert
Stealth
a year ago
Can you give more context here?
Bangalore has received a lot of hatred in recent months because of the things you mentioned but IMO it is still the best place in India for a techie. People are nice in general, the weather is great, ample opportunities to switch, cosmopolitan culture and there are a lot of good restaurants and pubs.
You will find all sorts of people here who are interested in all sorts of things, so making friends shouldn't be a problem. Dating scene is pretty good as compared to other metro cities.
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randomadvert
Stealth
a year ago
north east brother, I can’t reveal exactly here due to the much openness of this forum. Where are you from? Maybe we can get in touch soon.
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Bro online u’ll never read more positive than negative. Go there without all these assumptions and u might be surprised. But to prep for worst, keep trying to get wfh so u can exit sooner. Just stop worrying abt things that haven’t personally happened to u.
randomadvert
Stealth
a year ago
Thanks for your suggestion. I am looking for both wfh and office opportunities. Wfh openings seem to be negligible on linkedin. Trying to get whichever one I get first.
randomadvert
Stealth
a year ago
May I ask, surprise in a good or bad way?
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anonymous127
Stealth
a year ago
@randomadvert my company also recently announced wfo and more bad total wfo 5 days a week. I also have to move to bangalore. More bad thing is my parents are asking me for government job preperation and not allowing me to move.
I can understand.
randomadvert
Stealth
a year ago
haha.. all parents do the same. I personally feel that they’re not wrong from their perspectives, since you are guaranteed pension every month after retirement. Plus the job takes care of your basic rent, lodging, etc. But on other hand, looking at the inflation rates and absurdity in prices of flats, transportation, food, I don’t think govt will soon be adjusting the compensation of it’s posts. There is also a trend of govt shifting its control over public bodies and services, and bringing in privatisation wherever possible.
Maybe you can convince them of the reasons and promise them to bring them along with you after sometime you settle in. They won’t want you to buy them absurd things, they just want to be taken a bit care of when they turn old. The concept of staying together as a family, and keeping the bond alive is what they’ll desire.
NCR aajao. Baat khatam.
Okay, my 1 cent:
Your fear % {BLR >> NCR}
Job Search, House Hunting - Apps are available, ask for help, you'll get it as you are active on the platforms you mentioned.
Don't just quit, but visit BLR with help of your colleagues unless you have a job in NCR.
NCR me job milgya, toh shift krle BLR se
randomadvert
Stealth
a year ago
Thanks for your input. I had a job in NCR prior to covid and had to shift to my hometown. I enjoyed working and travelling there, connectivity was the best part.
But recently, I’m not finding much job openings there. The ones available aren’t willing to pay as much as blr. I maybe wrong though.
Salary - as per market standards - nah, they are as per the cost of living of that city, dark secret.
It's upto you as I'm able to get your thinking
JakerPiannomer
Stealth
a year ago
I've been in Bangalore for more than 2 years yet never faced any issues as mentioned on reddit/Twitter except flooding, bad roads and powercuts. Goonda autos and bad police exist but never faced them myself as there are many good autowalas through apps and not those stand based autos and I don't even have a vehicle. Can't comment on outsider racism because I'm from the same state however not a local of Bangalore. There are a lot of people so the sample you are seeing online is way less compared to actual population. But this goes for any big metro city man. You'll have problems in every one of them, no city is perfect. Tier 2 cities are better in my opinion but Bangalore is not that bad as people talk about it on social media
randomadvert
Stealth
a year ago
I agree on your perspective. I guess speaking Kannada might’ve helped you smoothly deal with people.
JakerPiannomer
Stealth
a year ago
Not completely required. Many shops are by tamil and Telugu migrants who have been living here for long so they don't care which language you speak. Helps with the cabs autos and buses if you take them. In restaurant many attenders are from North East, swiggy guys are from Bengal/Odisha. And guards/ security/ sales reps I've observed are from North India. My kannada accent is different so locals will know I'm an outsider too but even if you are a local cops and autowalas will not spare u
The hatred and venting on online forums is so bloated and overrated. Bangalore is still a city with fantastic weather, lots of things to do, reasonably safe, loads of opportunities, a youthful crowd and a reasonably tolerant society. Make sure you get a house in a decent area rather than crappy new areas.
ExpertRobe62
Stealth
a year ago
Its not that bad bro, considering you are a senior engineer you should be able to afford. Just a small advice buy yourself a 2 wheeler and you would be good to go. I was at your feet some time ago but when I visited and lived in Bengaluru I found it great.
ExpertRobe62
Stealth
a year ago
PS I have lived in Gurgaon and Chandigarh too before.
randomadvert
Stealth
a year ago
That’s nice to hear you’ve well settled in
Online forums claim north east to be all mountains and forests. But you know Assam is in a river basin, right?
Delhi is declared the rape capital, but tons of girls including my cousins move to NCR for their studies and careers and have a thriving life there. And they love the city.
There is stabbing, mugging, shooting in san Francisco, London, Germany, still it's an aspiration of most people to go there.
I've lived in both Bangalore and Delhi. BLR is of course expensive, but if you can afford 20k rent per month, you'll get a great place in 30 mins of your office. If you have to go to office few days a week, you can stay 6-7 kms far. I do.
Bangalore has a great crowd, very humble and helping people. Most in Bangalore East are techies, corporate folks - they are very calm and down to earth.
So are locals.
There are a couple of locals and auto drivers who are pissed because of the gentrification IT has done to the city. But hey, that happens in every city right?
Marathis hate Biharis, Americans hate Indians, blah blah
Chill.
Come, live for a few weeks in a PG, go out and plan to keep yourself occupied. If things are good for you, then plan the path ahead.
But please don't make a strong judgement without experiencing it first hand.
WattCoconut
Stealth
a year ago
Finally a sensible comment instead of the blind hate.
uname_cannot_be_null
Stealth
a year ago
Hi, I am from north east too. Currently work from home from my small town but i used to be in bangalore.
Dont be afraid. Dont leave the job. Get another offer then leave. For the time being if u have to go to blr, just go and leave in PG. I hope u have office calleagues who you can hang out with. So atleast you will not feel totally alone. Youll make friends eventually.
New place first time might be overwhelming but dont overthink. One step at a time
randomadvert
Stealth
a year ago
Thank you!
EdibleHaste
Student
a year ago
Brother, honestly speaking... wfh trend is dying everywhere.
Every company by the next year will be completely onsite no doubts in that.
No point in losing a job, just to end up at the same problem/situation few months later and start from scratch, better to experience Bangalore and not get scared, the world is competitive not just for you but for everyone.
Be Headstrong, Be Confident.
Zaada se zaada 2 saal lagenge to get used to it, After that it is just a state of opportunities.
Blore is shit, I also moved 5 months ago and I want to get out of here ASAP. Literally a shitty place.
Blore has power cuts, I mean we are in 2023, even small villages in UP don't have power cuts.
You'll need to make sure that your appartment (if you are able to get a flat otherwise that shitty independent houses) has power backups and that too won't work if you have desktops and you'll need to purchase UPS/INVERTER.
I can go on and on but trust me get the hell out of this shithole.
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Stealth
a year ago
@randomadvert I WFH, full. Always. Do share your tech stack, will see if it matches with ours for referral.
dukhdardpeeda
Stealth
a year ago
Anything for Cloud/DevOps/SRE? I'm actively looking and can join immediately.
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Stealth
a year ago
YOE and expected CTC (if possible)?
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Just stay with your parents dude. The opportunity cost of time spent with them is wayyyy higher than any amount of money.
randomadvert
Stealth
a year ago
This is exactly what my heart feels 😞 Maybe I’m not spending too much time with them. While I can’t compromise on my job, It’s also hard for me without seeing them atleast once a day in person.
dont believe in internet bro. even if it is grapevine or whatever shit it is dont believe. be yourself be in your zone make good friends in office.
every metro city like Hyderabad bangalore mumbai all these IT hub cities are some or the other way bad and in some ways its good. people are everywhere in India we are 1 on planet so cant escape from them. if yours is large corporate you will find communities of your state. bangalore is good place good weather welcoming place only
FallopianTurpitude
Stealth
a year ago
Don't move.
I quit my remote job and am currently in a 5-day work week job in Bangalore. The daily commute is nightmarish, rental prices are space-rocketing and the public infrastructure of the city is terrible.
IMO, you'd be happier getting another remote job.
Weather is fine.
But,
- More potholes, less of Road
- Water logging will make sure you can’t ride a 2 wheeler without getting your shoes soaked.
- Traffic jams make to national news.
- It’s abnormally pricier than any other city.
- Average night life.
So, if possible go for some other place. Delhi NCR is fine. Relatively higher pollution though.
