SwirlyQuokka

Be Honest: Do you feel superior to your friends who have a lower CTC?

Hi Grapeviners, I don’t think I’m a bad person but I do consider myself superior to some friends from same background who I earn a lot more than.

Do you also feel this superiority, or are you indifferent?

20mo ago

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JazzyHamster

Stealth20mo

I envy my friends with ancestral wealth. That's it nothing related to earning.

PerkyWalrus

Stealth20mo

Coincidentally, I don't have any friends who have ancestral wealth. What's the cause of that envy? Eg., The don't have to work as much?

SwirlyQuokka

Google20mo

+1 there’s nothing like ancestral wealth

PerkyWalrus

Stealth20mo

I never feel superior to the ones I am earning more than, but rather feel inferior from the ones who I secretly know earn more than me (I never ask salary, no matter how close the friendship). I know comparison is a thief of joy, but I can't help it.

SwirlyQuokka

Google20mo

Well said: “comparison is a thief of joy”
I’m my case I have help but feel bad for people who don’t earn as much as me

PerkyWalrus

Stealth20mo

What's your feeling when you know people who are earning more than you?

FloatingDumpling

Apple20mo

Like lee007 said above, I am also proud of what I have achieved today. From not having 5rs to eat vadapav during college days, not being able to crack exams at 80-90% (was always at 60%), having heard "kya aukat hai re teri?" to being a CTO of a fancy startup. I pay more in tax than some of these friends' CTC.

I feel superior too but that's because despite having enough hard cash at hand to buy a BMW, I still live within the means. I have what it takes to be in control of myself. Never had a drink or a cigarette in my life. I am glad that I have supporting wife. Owe alot to parents :)