Consultant

Damn looks like Alpha fakes it better 😂

Me after reading GV through the day

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Me after reading GV through the day- Grapevine

Welcome to Office Gossip's Private Community

Hey GVers, I don't write posts very often any more (used to be an addict before) but have been reading the platform daily over so many months. I must thank you all for being such a nice community and for the GV team for creating such a platform 

Its the vibe that GV has been able to nail that hits a note for me somewhere. 

But more importantly its the people on GV. Thanks for being my 'other' friend group.

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Hi, I'm a software engineer with close to 6 YOE. This is my second company and I feel pretty stagnant here working for 3 years and see no growth. I've started preparing. Is DSA still being asked in the interviews even for people with experience ? How many rounds are there usually and what is being tested? Your advice would be very much appreciated :)

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Software Engineer

This is definitely going to change how people read the news.

Thank You for building this.

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Software Test - QA

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

2008 Orkut
2011 Facebook
2012 Twitter 
2013 Instagram
2015 Quora
2016 Reditt
2019 Discord
2020 Tiktok
2022 Snapchat
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.
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2024 Grapevine.

Except GV, none of them is shipped from India.

Social media has evolved like anything.

Now my 90% time goes to GV and distant 2nd is Twitter and LinkedIn etc.

GV can be really big if things go right 👍

LinkedIn has 100M+ users in India, so TG is huge.

Monetization should be done in such a way that it doesn't snatches the charm of product unlike other SMs ex quora.

Any suggestions to make GV a better product gvians?

Grapevine 🍇 is 1,00,000+ strong

Senior Consultant

How you guys are spending this weekend? 

For me, I am traveling, so spending some time at airport. Amazed to see volume of passengers even in a Tier2 city, for sure boost to indigo top line😯

Weekends for GVers

Product Manager

Idk why, but I always mispell or fugup grammar, tenses while typing over GV but not on another other platform? Is there something magical on GV that is making this happen or am I dumb?

GV is bringing out my worst of English

Software Developer

Welcome to Ask Grapeviners's Private Community

I feel a little bit of cribbing and gossiping in this platform helps us diffuse that tension built up during the weekdays.

The stress and pressure has to be released somewhere and the chatty grapevine has been a very helpful place to be to do so.

It also makes you empathetic.

Agree? Any Comments ?!

Has grapevine helped you  get relaxed and de-stress ?

Influenced by BiryaniEnthu's post: https://share.gvine.app/ybeq3Tx8Csw4ZGeq7

I didn't knew it could be prepared on MS Word *happy tears on my first meme*

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Growth Manager

Welcome to Confessions's Private Community

You uploaded or wrote about an incident / joke/ meme on Grapevine
and a friend/family (who don't know your identity on GV) send the exact same incident / joke/ meme

Has this happened to you?

Hi, I am looking for recommendations for perfumes for my girlfriend. My budget would be around 1500 rupees. More intimate base notes would be preferred.

Perfumes recommendations

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Founder

GV PEOPLE

Welcome to Gadgets & Apps's Private Community

Recently I realised, I have been spending too much time on GV but at the expense of twitter and Instagram (Not that I am proud of) . Thanks to fellow viners for their witty and heartfelt contributions!!
So thought of regulating my screen time and last week, it was down to 40 mins from 1 hour+ on an average. Have turned off notifications too, and wish to bring it below 30 mins. 
Curious to know what's your daily average time spent here..

Average time spent daily on GV

Civil Engineer

Welcome to News Discussion's Private Community

Convert this into News app !! 
Loved it, its news feature…

GV News it Litt

Project Manager

Welcome to Get Motivated's Private Community

Hey fellow readers, the year is coming to an end so drop your reading target for the year & let's keep each other motivated

Readers of GV unite

Marketing Manager

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Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

Overview: 
Everyone around me, be it old school friends to the people in the bangalore startup ecosystem are planning to or already in the process of doing an MBA. 

What is happening:
Most of the people I know, either are going for a tier 1 MBA in India or colleges like “Carnegie Mellon”/ “INSEAD”/ “NUS” these are really good places. 

Why am I concerned:
I dont have great acade, GEM candidate so I have decided to not pursue CAT at all, and MBA outside India is too expensive. 

I feel like my job and career are going fine with 4 years of professional experience I am making 25LPA in marketing. I am not keen on doing an MBA but I dont want to regret later.

I consider myself to be fairly smart but what happens when I am competing with people who have great brand names on their resume and are actually smart. 

People on GV with more experience, have you gone through this struggle? 


Sidenote: I also have friends who have cleared IIM ABC, ISB and not gone, because they just wanted the admit letter. Which is brave lol!

Will an MBA destroy your life or make it better?

Performance Marketer

Whenever I read foreign media outlets, India is the new Asian Tiger that will outpace most emerging economies in growth. But Indian media and Indian people act like India is the worst place to be.

The dichotomy is extremely confusing. Why is it that foreign media coverage on our economy is more favourable than our own hopes and aspirations from this country?

PS: I am really big on Indian Exceptionalism, the belief that India's economic development and trajectory are unique or exceptional compared to other nations, driven by our large and diverse population, thriving middle class, our entrepreneurial spirit, and the emphasis on technology and innovation.

Source:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-04-07/can-india-overtake-china-as-world-s-growth-engine-it-could-happen-by-2028

Why do Indians hate India?

Lack of opportunities, too much competition and no support from government (unless you know someone who knows someone) 
  
 It is just not India, you speak with natives of other countries they will not paint rosy pictures. Happiest country Finland has such gloom in population and they accept it

Welcome to IT Company Discussion's Private Community

I have seen so many posts, on Grapevine alone, of how people are being harrassed and traumatized in their companies. And honestly, reading all those posts and comments scare the hell out of me because I haven't been subjected to or witnessed anything like this.

Let me share the experience I have had till now:

I have ~2 YOE, and Capgemini is my first company. I know the pay isn't great, but that's the only thing I don't like about the company. 

The people I have met or worked with in the entirety of my time here, they are supportive, kind, and considerate. Every single one of them, including the managers/directors. They don't expect you to work late hours or on weekends, unless there are critical escalations/important deadlines.

My manager gives out words of thanks and appreciation, even on the smallest of things (yes he talks strictly too, and usually I am at the wrong when this happens, nothing major though). I get all the support that I need. I don't have to worry about the work life balance.

I have never had a single issue with a teammate, and most of them are seniors whom I work with. No big egos, no attitude, nothing. They help out whenever I reach out to them.

And it is the same story on my client side as well. 

I have worked/interacted with both male and female leaders, and all I have ever seen among everyone is empathy, respect for everyone's work, and always ready to help nature.

I understand that this is all just my experience, but my reason for writing this post is to share a positive experience and that there are still good people around here.

Maybe I am the odd one out (on the happier side)

Here is something I can tell you about bias. It is human nature to be very emotional and complain when things are bad and not talk about it too much when things are good.  
  
 Forums like Grapevine and Blind are filled with unhappy posts because of this reason. Most people complain when things are bad. Hardly anyone praises when things are good. For every bad post you see here, I am sure people are out there having a good time at work.  
  
 Treat this with a pinch of salt and live out your career, you only have one. Don’t be bogged down and settle because you are scared of the unknown.

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