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Feeling nothing after a good appraisal

I got my first salary after getting my cash CTC increased from 22 to 29LPA I thought I’d be happy but I just checked my bank account and closed it. Felt nothing. No differential feeling / experience for even a second YOE: 5 Earlier when my salary moved from 30k to 50k month I used to get the happiness hit for a week but now it’s “meh” even though the difference is much higher. Anyone else rocking the same boat?

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SquishyBanana
SquishyBanana
Freelancer8mo

Money has limits . Sooner you realise better it is.

ZippyMochi
ZippyMochi
Stealth8mo

^this. Money is a means to an end, not the end goal itself. Better put it to good use if you want to derive meaning and happiness from it.

QuirkyJellybean
QuirkyJellybean
Stealth8mo

@LooseGoose so stuff like charity, getting a hobby, starting a family etc?

SnoozyDonut
SnoozyDonut
Stealth8mo

Beyond 35-40 LPA , any jump less than 15 LPA doesn't even hit coz taxes

QuirkyJellybean
QuirkyJellybean
Stealth8mo

It happened to me at 29 LPA only 🥲

SqueakyQuokka
SqueakyQuokka
PhonePe8mo

Pass on the difference of salary you are getting into our bucket. You anyways won’t feel anything but we don’t mind some extra difference as we got nothing in appraisal 😉

JazzyPancake
JazzyPancake
Stealth8mo

Phonepe does give good appraisals i have heard and work life balance is good too. You get home after 9 hrs.

Not sure of truth though

GigglyBiscuit
GigglyBiscuit
Stealth8mo

Same happened to me. I was damn excited when i went from 4lpa to 8lpa & when went from 12lpa to 25 lpa.
Later i didn't feel any happiness when it went to 30 Lpa and then to 44 Lpa and then to 54 Lpa.

SillyDonut
SillyDonut
TCS8mo

Which startup?

GigglyBiscuit
GigglyBiscuit
Stealth8mo

not a single company this includes job switches

JumpyTaco
JumpyTaco
Halodoc8mo

Money after a limit has lesser(depreciating) meaning in life.

Invest and forget (with caution)

JumpyTaco
JumpyTaco
Halodoc8mo

But still has a crucial role to play in life...depending on your lifestyle changes(spending habits and its experience)

ZoomyDonut
ZoomyDonut
Cisco8mo

I'm about to experience this in 2 months
Switching from 21LPA to 36LPA.
For now feeling excited 😆 for the money and new tech skills I'm going to gain 😊

ZoomyDonut
ZoomyDonut
Cisco8mo

Btw I'm 9 yoe & 32year old. I know I'm being underpaid and also happy even with sloth pace income growth

QuirkyJellybean
QuirkyJellybean
Stealth8mo

Kudos to you man!

SquishyMarshmallow
SquishyMarshmallow
Salesforce8mo

Yup, unless the jump is quite high there is no good feeling now. Like if it jumps from 1Lpm to 1.5Lpm(50% increment) then it might feel good.

PeppyNarwhal
PeppyNarwhal
Accenture8mo

Bro koi referral hai toh dedo for your unicorn company mujhe bhi aisi type ki feeling chahiye

SillyDonut
SillyDonut
TCS8mo

Money can't buy happiness, hence proved.

No tax to 30% tax slab...same feeling

12000/m used to give more fun than 2lac/month

Mindset of spending also reduces with time... especially if u have seen enough financial crunch in ur family

QuirkyJellybean
QuirkyJellybean
Stealth8mo

Yeah bro. Earlier at 30k per month, all the money was worth it. You had to save for months at a stretch to afford a trip but now things don’t hit the same

SillyDonut
SillyDonut
TCS8mo

💯

FluffyBanana
FluffyBanana
Tekion8mo

Congratulations, you've levelled up in life. Money is no longer an issue for you. Now, clearing the next level is gonna be a bit tricky because you don't even know the how's and what's of it yet. So the first thing to do now is to find out the goal of this level and then pursue it.
Be prepared for a lot of existentialism in the initial phases of this level, also don't forget to take a chill pill every now and then but don't get too complacent. It's gonna be fun.

FluffyBanana
FluffyBanana
Tekion8mo

Use that extra bit of your money as an enabler for your new goal.

QuirkyJellybean
QuirkyJellybean
Stealth8mo

Makes perfect sense! Thank you:)

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